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Decarbonize Transportation
Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled
Decarbonize Energy and Buildings and Increase Energy Efficiency
Optimize Water Use
Minimize Waste
Reduce Off-Road Equipment Emissions
Support Climate Smart Agriculture
Sequester and Store Carbon in Natural and Working Lands
Reduce Carbon Footprint of Consumption and Production
Resilient Infrastructure and Healthy Communities
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Yolo CAAP
Yolo County Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Responsible in 35 actions
ID
Action title
Implementation phase
Information updated
DT2c
Develop an incentive program to encourage building owners to install EV supply equipment.
Not started
6 hours ago
DT2d
Adopt an ordinance to require CALGreen Tier 2 standards or similar EV charging requirements for EV receptacles and supply equipment for new residential and nonresidential construction.
Completed
6 hours ago
DT3d
Develop an ordinance to require Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) and auxiliary power units (APUs) to utilize electric plug-in units at loading docks, if capable.
Not started
4 days ago
DT3f
Update the zoning code to specify that subdivided land that is used to build an ZEV fuel station offering 100% renewable, carbon-neutral, or carbon-negative fuel is not required to have a building.
Not started
4 days ago
DT3g
Update the zoning code to exempt up to two EV charging stations from non-conforming use requirements and/or Conditional Use Permits when added to an existing business or property when it does not require additional non-conforming construction.
Not started
6 hours ago
VMT2a
Work with municipalities to improve bike, pedestrian, and bus connections from unincorporated areas to transit centers and TOD.
Planning
4 days ago
VMT2b
Adopt an ordinance that will require TOD development to join Yolo Commute as a condition of approval.
Planning
6 hours ago
VMT2c
Pursue REAP grant funding (if available) to advance infill development, expand housing choices, and support multimodal communities.
Not started
6 hours ago
VMT2d
Investigate feasibility of the Housing Relocation-Subsidy Program (HRSP).
Not started
6 hours ago
EB1h
Create incentive program for supermarkets to replace direct expansion refrigerants with secondary loop or cascade systems.
Not started
4 days ago
EB2c
Adopt an ordinance requiring all new development (residential and non-residential) to install all-electric or zero-emission equipment.
Planning
4 days ago
EB3a
Install photovoltaic (PV) solar panels at County-owned facilities.
Implementation
4 days ago
EB3f
Evaluate feasibility and support development of community solar or wind projects with batter storage to expand access for County residents and businesses.
Not started
6 hours ago
EB3i
Facilitate deployment of renewable energy production, distribution, and storage systems on privately owned land uses.
Not started
6 hours ago
EB3k
Explore feasibility/grant funding to support a program that would waive County permit fees for projects that convert tailwater-return pumps to solar power.
Not started
6 hours ago
W3a
Create or amend existing greywater Code to require that dual waste piping be installed in new residential developments to allow for future greywater irrigation systems.
Not started
6 hours ago
W3b
Assess opportunities to increase the installation of graywater and rainwater catchment systems, particularly in new buildings.
Not started
6 hours ago
W3c
Update County Code to require large new developments to dedicate a proportion of landscape square footage to bioswales, permeable pavements, rain gardens, or other passive stormwater retention management strategies.
Not started
6 hours ago
W3e
Create a recycled water infrastructure plan to increase reuse in urban green spaces and outdoor non-potable applications.
Not started
3 months ago
W4d
Allocate funding to incentive and outreach programs for water-efficient landscaping, weather-based irrigation systems, and drought tolerant yards.
Not started
6 hours ago
SW2b
Develop an urban wood reuse program to require projects to source wood materials from urban reuse wood.
Implementation
8 days ago
OFR1b
Adopt an ordinance for warehouses, logistics, and distribution centers to phase out fossil fuel equipment in favor of electric or zero-emission alternatives by 2030.
Not started
4 days ago
OFR1c
Adopt an ordinance requiring use of only electric or zero-emission off-road equipment, where commercially available, for all new development.
Not started
6 hours ago
OFR1e
Adopt an ordinance that would require the phase out of gas-powered landscape equipment and replacement with zero emission equipment by 2030.
Not started
4 days ago
NWL2d
Repurpose Fallowed Cropland.
Not started
6 hours ago
NWL4b
Protect Agricultural Lands from Development.
Planning
a day ago
NWL4c
Support willing landowners who commit to keeping their land in agriculture.
Not started
6 hours ago
NWL4d
Protect Intact Habitat from Conversion.
Not started
6 hours ago
NWL4e
Prevent Wildlife Habitat Corridor Fragmentation.
Not started
6 hours ago
RCP3b
Revise codes and develop ordinance to allow safe residential graywater systems for irrigation.
Not started
6 hours ago
RCP5d
Explore zoning changes and partnerships to enable and support community gardens as a tool for local good sovereignty.
Not started
6 hours ago
RCP6a
Require existing and future businesses to implement environmentally responsible purchasing plans covering recycled, sustainable, and low-impact products and services.
Not started
6 hours ago
HC4e
Coordinate a ‘Know Your Neighbor’ program for vulnerable residents.
Not started
3 months ago
HC5e
Develop a green streets program with standards for sustainable stormwater, drainage, groundwater recharge, and landscaping, considering soil requirements for proper infiltration.
Not started
4 days ago
HC7a
Amend the County municipal code to address urban heat island effect (UHIE).
Implementation
4 days ago