01-28-1981 Council Agenda - Laserfiche WebLink

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ENERGY Objectives 1. Ensure that Little Canada residents continue to have safe, reliable energy services to meet their needs. 2. The City shall take the lead in encouraging energy conservation in public buildings. 3, Encourage community residents to undertake a program of personal energy savings habits H their homes and in their every day activities. 4. Consider alternative styles of development, such as solar heated buildings or earth sheltered structures, to obtain long -term energy savings. 5. Plan for and encourage development which facilitates energy resource conserva- tion, yet maintains compatibility and relationships of uses. Pol icies . Due to rising costs of renewable energy and projected declines in the production of natural gas, oil, and uranium, the City shall actively promote the use of alternative energy sources for residences and community facilities. 2. The City shall consider revising and use regulations applied to areas of new and existing developments to protect solar access to south walls and roof tops. 3. The City shall investigate the possibility of retrofitting public buildings to more energy- efficient heating and cooling systems. 4. Encourage reduction of energy consumption in commercial and residential buildings. 5. Develop and institute a program for distributing information on governmental energy conservation programs and helpful ideas on personal energy conservation methods. 6. Encourage energy conservation in the maintenance and repair of dwelling units. 7. Encourage use of alternative energy forms in new construction through special provisions in the zoning ordinance. 8. The City shall consider making revisions to zoning regulations that will protect solar and wind access while accommodating earth - sheltered construction types. 9. New development will be encouraged not to establish convenants that would restrict the development and use of active and /or passive solar energy systems. A -5 .L5