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5. Conserve drinking/groundwater resources by creating a watering ordinance, water -wise <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />landscaping ordinance/guidance, WaterSense purchasing program, or guidance on rainwater <br />harvesting and home water softener use. <br />at least TWO actions. <br />6. Provide a financial or of er incentive to private parties who add energy/sustainability <br />improvements, meet the SB 2030 energy standard, or renovate using a green building or energy <br />framework. <br />7. Customize a model sustainable building renovation policy that includes the SB 2030 energy <br />standard and adopt the language to govern commercial renovation projects that: <br />a. Receive city financial support, and/or <br />b. Require city regulatory approval (conditional use permits, rezonings, variances, PUD status). <br />http://greensteP.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetai1.cfm?bpid=2 <br />3. New Green Buildings <br />Optional BP <br />1. Require by city policy that new city -owned buildings be built using the SB 2030 energy standard <br />and/or a green building framework. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />2. Work with the local school district to ensure that future new schools are built using the SB 2030 <br />energy standard and/or a green building framework. <br />at least action (1) or (2) and ... <br />3. Adopt a sustainable building policy for private buildings; include the SB 2030 energy standard; <br />adopt language governing new development projects that: <br />a. Receive city financial support, and/or <br />b. Require city regulatory approval (planned unit development, conditional use permit, <br />rezoning, variance). <br />... complete at least ONE <br />additional action (3) through (5). <br />4. Provide a financial or other incentive to private parties who build new buildings that utilize the SB <br />2030 energy standard and/or a green building framework. <br />5. Adopt environmentally preferable covenant guidelines for new common interest communities <br />addressing issues such as stormwater, greywater, native vegetation, growing food, clothes lines and <br />renewable energy. <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetaii.cfm?bpid=3 <br />4. Efficient Outdoor Lighting and Signals <br />Optional BP <br />1. Require energy efficient, Dark -Sky compliant new or replacement outdoor lighting fixtures on city- <br />owned/private buildings and facilities. <br />2. Purchase LEDs for all future street lighting and traffic signals. <br />3. Replace the city's existing street lighting with Dark Sky -compliant LEDs, modifying any city <br />franchise/utility agreement and adding smart grid attributes. <br />If implementing this best practice, <br />4. Coordinate traffic signals and/or optimize signal timing so as minimize car idling at intersections <br />yet maintain safe and publicly acceptable vehicle speeds. <br />complete at least TWO actions, <br />including one of actions (5) <br />5. Use LED/solar-powered lighting for a flashing sign or in a street, parking lot or park project. <br />through (8). <br />6. Relamp/improve exterior building lighting for city -owned buildings/facilities with energy efficient, <br />Dark -Sky compliant lighting. <br />7. Replace city -owned parking lot/ramp lighting with Dark -Sky compliant, energy efficient, automatic <br />dimming lighting technologies. <br />P. Replace the city's existing traffic signals with LEDs. <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDtlai I. cfm?bpid= <br />