HC5eDevelop a green streets program with standards for sustainable stormwater, drainage, groundwater recharge, and landscaping, considering soil requirements for proper infiltration.

Progress

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Planning
Implementation
Completed

CAAP Action Description

Develop a green streets program to support a sustainable approach to stormwater, drainage, groundwater recharge, and landscaping and incorporate green streets standards and guidelines in all streetscape improvements. Ensure program considers applicable soil types and requirements needed to ensure proper water infiltration.

Tasks

What's left to do?

2026
Meet with Planning, Public Works, and local groundwater agencies and discuss development of a green streets program.
2027
Draft green streets program and identify any County code changes that need to be made.
2028
Submit code changes to BOS for review.
Assuming code changes need to be made.
2029
Initiate code changes and finalize green streets program.

Responsible parties

Existing Policy/Plan
Yolo County General Plan - Land Use Element: Policy LU-8.3 addresses environmental justice and exposure reduction in land use decisions.
Policy LU-8.3 As part of land use decisions, ensure that environmental justice issues related to potential adverse health impacts associated with land use decisions, including methods to reduce exposure to hazardous materials, industrial activity, vehicle exhaust, other sources of pollution, and excessive noise on residents regardless of age, culture, gender, race, socioeconomic status, or geographic location, are considered and addressed.
Phase
I

HC5eDevelop a green streets program with standards for sustainable stormwater, drainage, groundwater recharge, and landscaping, considering soil requirements for proper infiltration.

Progress

CAAP Action Description

Tasks

What's left to do?

Meet with Planning, Public Works, and local groundwater agencies and discuss development of a green streets program.

Draft green streets program and identify any County code changes that need to be made.

Submit code changes to BOS for review.

Initiate code changes and finalize green streets program.

Responsible parties

Existing Policy/Plan

Phase

Measure

Action Priority

Action Category

Mitigation, Adaptation or Crosscutting

Measure/Action Type

Progress

CAAP Action Description

Tasks

What's left to do?

Meet with Planning, Public Works, and local groundwater agencies and discuss development of a green streets program.

Draft green streets program and identify any County code changes that need to be made.

Submit code changes to BOS for review.

Initiate code changes and finalize green streets program.

Summary and contacts

Responsible parties

Existing Policy/Plan

PhaseDefinition

Measure

Action Priority

Action Category

Mitigation, Adaptation or CrosscuttingDefinition

Measure/Action Type

Phase

Mitigation, Adaptation or Crosscutting