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16 << CLIMATE PLAN 2023 <br />FOCUS >>> <br />DESCRIPTION: Impervious surfaces such as roads and parking lots <br />restrict the natural infiltration of groundwater. While these facilities are <br />necessary in some capacity, the City can reduce the strain on storm water <br />management systems and enhance climate co-benefits by allowing more <br />water to infiltrate the ground. The City could establish zoning policies; limiting <br />the construction of new impervious surfaces and incentivizing property <br />owners to remove unused impervious surfaces by educating about the <br />benefits of doing so. <br />INITIATIVE 2 <br />REDUCE EXCESS IMPERVIOUS SURFACES TO <br />IMPROVE WATER INFILTRATION AND QUALITY <br />TIMELINE: 2024 - 2027 <br />ACTIONS: <br />● Encourage developers and contractors to use permeable surfaces when possible. <br />● Develop an incentive for property owners to remove unused impermeable surfaces. <br />● Consider a zoning policy establishing a maximum allowable area of new impervious surfaces in commerical district. <br />METRICS: Monitor city-wide changes in the area of impermeable surfaces.