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ENV |
Environmental Protection | |
| ENV.INT | Introduction | |
| Conservation | ||
| ENV.GEN | General | |
| ACHIEVE A PROPER BALANCE AMONG THE CONSERVATION, UTILIZATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF SAN FRANCISCO'S NATURAL RESOURCES. | ||
| Conserve and protect the natural resources of San Francisco. | ||
| Improve the quality of natural resources. | ||
| Restore and replenish the supply of natural resources. | ||
| ENV.GEN.1.4 | Assure that all new development meets strict environmental quality standards and recognizes human needs. | |
| ENV.GEN.2 | IMPLEMENT BROAD AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. | |
| ENV.GEN.2.1 | Coordinate regional and local management of natural resources. | |
| ENV.GEN.2.2 | Promote citizen action as a means of voluntarily conserving natural resources and improving environmental quality. | |
| ENV.GEN.2.3 | Provide environmental education programs to increase public understanding and appreciation of our natural surroundings. | |
| ENV.BAY | Bay, Ocean and Shorelines | |
| MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE BAY, OCEAN, AND SHORELINE AREAS. | ||
| ENV.BAY.3.1 | Cooperate with and otherwise support regulatory programs of existing regional, State, and Federal agencies dealing with the Bay, Ocean, and Shorelines. | |
| ENV.BAY.3.2 | Promote the use and development of shoreline areas consistent with the General Plan | |
| ENV.BAY.3.3 | Implement plans to improve sewage treatment and halt pollution of the Bay and Ocean. | |
| ENV.BAY.3.4 | Encourage and assist privately operated programs to conserve the resources of the Bay, Ocean, and Shorelines. | |
| ENV.BAY.3.5 | Protect sensitive economic and environmental resources in Northern California offshore coastal areas threatened by oil development. | |
| ENV.AIR | Air |
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| ENV.AIR.4 | ASSURE THAT THE AMBIENT AIR OF SAN FRANCISCO AND THE BAY REGION IS CLEAN... | |
| ENV.AIR.4.1 | Support and comply with objectives, policies, and air quality standards of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. | |
| ENV.AIR.4.2 | Encourage the development and use of urban mass transportation systems... | |
| ENV.AIR.4.3 | Encourage greater use of mass transit in the downtown area... | |
| ENV.AIR.4.4 | Promote the development of nonpolluting industry and insist on compliance of existing industry... | |
| ENV.AIR.4.5 | Exert leadership in the voluntary reduction of pollution emissions during air pollution alerts. | |
| ENV.FRW | Fresh Water | |
| ENV.FRW.5 | ASSURE A PERMANENT AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER TO MEET THE PRESENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF SAN FRANCISCO. | |
| ENV.FRW.5.1 | Maintain an adequate water distribution system within San Francisco. | |
| ENV.FRW.5.2 | Exercise controls over development to correspond to the capabilities of the water supply and distribution system. | |
| ENV.FRW.5.3 | Ensure water purity. | |
| ENV.FRW.5.4 | Promote nonpolluting recreation uses of fresh water lakes and reservoirs. | |
| ENV.FRW.5.5 | Improve and extend the Auxiliary Water Supply system of the Fire Department... | |
| ENV.FRW.6 | CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE FRESH WATER RESOURCE. | |
| ENV.FRW.6.1 | Maintain a leak detection program to prevent the waste of fresh water. | |
| ENV.FRW.6.2 | Encourage and promote research on the necessity and feasibility of water reclamation. | |
| ENV.LND | Land | |
| ENV.LND.7 | ASSURE THAT THE LAND RESOURCES IN SAN FRANCISCO ARE USED IN WAYS THAT BOTH RESPECT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL VALUES OF THE LAND... | |
| ENV.LND.7.1 | Preserve and add to public open space... | |
| ENV.LND.7.2 | Protect land from changes that would make it unsafe or unsightly. | |
| ENV.LND.7.3 | Require that filling of land adhere to the highest standards of soils engineering... | |
| ENV.LND.7.4 | Assure the correction of landslide and shore erosion conditions... | |
| Prohibit construction, as a general rule, on land subject to slide or erosion. | ||
| ENV.FLF | Flora and Fauna | |
| ENV.FLF.8 | ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE IN THE CITY. | |
| ENV.FLF.8.1 | Cooperate with and otherwise support the California Department of Fish and Game... | |
| ENV.FLF.8.2 | Protect the habitats of known plant and animal species... | |
| ENV.FLF.8.3 | Protect rare and endangered species. | |
| ENV.TRA | Transportation Noise | |
| ENV.TRA.9 | REDUCE TRANSPORTATION-RELATED NOISE. | |
| ENV.TRA.9.1 | Enforce noise emission standards for vehicles. | |
| ENV.TRA.9.2 | Impose traffic restrictions to reduce transportation noise. | |
| ENV.TRA.9.3 | Limit City purchases of vehicles to models with the lowest noise emissions... | |
| ENV.TRA.9.4 | Regulate use of emergency sirens. | |
| ENV.TRA.9.5 | Retain and expand the electric trolley network. | |
| ENV.TRA.9.6 | Discourage changes in streets which will result in greater traffic noise in noise-sensitive areas. | |
| ENV.TRA.10 | MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF NOISE ON AFFECTED AREAS. | |
| ENV.TRA.10.1 | Promote site planning, building orientation and design, and interior layout that will lessen noise intrusion. | |
| ENV.TRA.10.2 | Promote the incorporation of noise insulation materials in new construction. | |
| ENV.TRA.10.3 | Construct physical barriers to reduce noise transmission from heavy traffic carriers. | |
| ENV.TRA.11 | PROMOTE LAND USES THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION NOISE LEVELS. | |
| ENV.TRA.11.1 | Discourage new uses in areas in which the noise level exceeds the noise compatibility guidelines for that use. | |
| ENV.TRA.11.2 | Consider the relocation to more appropriate areas of those land uses which need more quiet... | |
| ENV.TRA.11.3 | Locate new noise-generating development so that the noise impact is reduced. | |
| ENV.EGY | Energy | |
| ENV.EGY.12 | ESTABLISH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AS A MODEL FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT. | |
| ENV.EGY.12.1 | Incorporate energy management practices into building, facility, and fleet maintenance and operations. | |
| ENV.EGY.12.2 | Integrate energy cost reduction measures into the budget process. | |
| ENV.EGY.12.3 | Investigate and implement techniques to reduce municipal energy requirements. | |
| ENV.EGY.12.4 | Encourage investment in capital projects that will increase municipal energy production... | |
| ENV.EGY.12.5 | Include energy emergency preparedness plans in municipal operations. | |
| ENV.EGY.13 | ENHANCE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF HOUSING IN SAN FRANCISCO. | |
| ENV.EGY.13.1 | Improve the energy efficiency of existing homes and apartment buildings. | |
| ENV.EGY.13.2 | Strengthen enforcement of the state's residential energy conservation building standards. | |
| ENV.EGY.13.3 | Expand the environmental review process to encourage the use of additional measures to save energy in new housing. | |
| ENV.EGY.13.4 | Encourage the use of energy conserving appliances and lighting systems. | |
| ENV.EGY.13.5 | Emphasize energy conservation in local government housing assistance programs. | |
| ENV.EGY.13.6 | Advocate real estate association participation in residential energy management program efforts. | |
| ENV.EGY.14 | PROMOTE EFFECTIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO MAINTAIN THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. | |
| ENV.EGY.14.1 | Increase the energy efficiency of existing commercial and industrial buildings... | |
| ENV.EGY.14.2 | Insure adequate local enforcement of California's non-residential building standards. | |
| ENV.EGY.14.3 | Expand the environmental review process to encourage the use of additional measures to save energy... | |
| ENV.EGY.14.4 | Promote commercial office building design appropriate for local climate conditions. | |
| ENV.EGY.14.5 | Encourage use of integrated energy systems. | |
| ENV.EGY.15 | INCREASE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF TRANSPORTATION... | |
| ENV.EGY.15.1 | Increase the use of transportation alternatives to the automobile. | |
| ENV.EGY.15.2 | Provide incentives to increase the energy efficiency of automobile travel. | |
| ENV.EGY.15.3 | Encourage an urban design pattern that will minimize travel requirements... | |
| ENV.EGY.15.4 | Promote more efficient commercial freight delivery. | |
| ENV.EGY.15.5 | Encourage consideration of energy use issues when making transportation investment decisions. | |
| ENV.EGY.15.6 | Promote alternative work arrangements which will contribute to more efficient transportation use. | |
| ENV.EGY.16 | PROMOTE THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. | |
| ENV.EGY.16.1 | Develop land use policies that will encourage the use of renewable energy sources. | |
| ENV.EGY.16.2 | Remove obstacles to energy conservation and renewable energy systems in zoning and building codes. | |
| ENV.EGY.16.3 | Develop information resources to assist in the use of renewable energy. | |
| ENV.EGY.17 | SUPPORT FEDERAL, STATE AND PG&E ENERGY PROGRAMS THAT ARE EQUITABLE, AND ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY USE. | |
| ENV.EGY.17.1 | Support continuation of state and federal tax incentives and credits for conservation and renewable energy technologies. | |
| ENV.EGY.17.2 | Promote state energy building standards that are cost-effective... | |
| ENV.EGY.17.3 | Encourage PG&E involvement in energy management programs for residential, commercial and industrial users. | |
| ENV.EGY.18 | DEVELOP FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT LOCAL ENERGY PROGRAMS. | |
| ENV.EGY.18.1 | Promote government and private financing partnerships to carry out local energy programs. | |
| ENV.EGY.18.2 | Encourage private financial institutions to offer energy loan programs responsive to local market needs. | |
| ENV.EGY.18.3 | Establish a self-supporting system for funding municipal energy cost reduction investments. | |
| ENV.GET | Glossary of Energy Terms | |
| ENV.HZW | Hazardous Waste | |
| ENV.HZW.19 | PROMOTE SOURCE REDUCTION THROUGH REDUCED USE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND GENERATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. | |
| ENV.HZW.19.1 | Identify reduction opportunities through waste reduction audits. | |
| ENV.HZW.19.2 | Support public education related to lowered use or substitution of hazardous chemicals... | |
| ENV.HZW.19.3 | Encourage City agencies to act as role models by establishing a Waste Minimization Program. | |
| ENV.HZW.20 | ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES NEEDED TO RECYCLE, TREAT, STORE, TRANSFER AND DISPOSE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. | |
| ENV.HZW.20.1 | Ensure that siting and permitting authorization for proposed off-site facilities or facilities expansion adequately protects the public health... | |
| ENV.HZW.20.2 | Support San Francisco's participation in regional agreements on a fair share allocation for future facilities. | |
| ENV.HZW.20.3 | Preserve the existing treatment and storage facilities at the site they currently occupy, if feasible. | |
| ENV.HZW.21 | CONTROL ILLEGAL DISPOSAL AND ELIMINATE LAND DISPOSAL OF UNTREATED WASTE | |
| ENV.HZW.21.1 | Prevent illegal disposal. | |
| ENV.HZW.21.2 | Strengthen enforcement efforts. | |
| ENV.HZW.22 | ENSURE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITY. | |
| ENV.HZW.22.1 | Ensure proper emergency response preparation. | |
| ENV.HZW.22.2 | Coordinate and strengthen interagency response efforts. | |
| ENV.APA | Appendix A: Objectives and Policies From Other Adopted Plan Elements | |