Energy Sustainability
	Policies from previous housing element:
	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	Policy H (E-1): Promote the use of energy conservation in 	Burlingame
	residential construction.
	Policy H (E-2): Encourage energy conservation measures in 	Burlingame
	rehabilitation projects.
	(H2.3) Energy Conservation in Existing Housing. Encourage 	Millbrae
	energy conservation measures in rehabilitation projects. 
	Encourage owners of existing residences to adopt energy 
	conservation measures and promote energy conservation 
	programs which provide assistance for energy conservation 
	improvements.
	H-A-3-a Community Outreach. The City will improve citizen 	Foster City
	awareness of rehabilitation and disaster assistance loan 
	subsidy programs, code enforcement, energy conservation 
	programs, fair housing laws and affordable housing 
	programs. See HE for list of outreach measures.  
	H-B-3 Encourage Energy Conservation in Housing. 	Foster City
	Encourage adoption of energy conservation measures and 
	promote energy conservation programs that provide 
	assistance for energy conservation improvements.  
	H-B-3-a Energy Conservation Assistance. The City will use 	Foster City
	Community Development Block Grant funds or other funds, 
	as available, to assist lower-income residents to weatherize 
	their homes or make other energy-conservation home 
	repairs. Target: 5 low income households by 2006. 
	Responsible Agency: San Mateo County Department of 
	Housing and Community Development and Community 
	Development Agency.  
	H-B-3-b Increased Energy Conservation. The City will 	Foster City
	continue to enforce Title 24 Energy requirements and will 
	review its development ordinances to determine if zoning, 
	building, subdivision and others discourage the use of 
	energy conservation measures (placement of solar panels, 
	energy conserving architectural designs, building 
	orientation, etc.). Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: 
	Community Development Department.  
	Policy 7.1: Educate the residents in energy conservation and	Daly City
	 heighten energy awareness.
	Policy 7.2: Actively enforce the Title 24 Energy Efficiency 	Daly City
	Standards.
	(D.5) The City addresses the reduction of non government 	Redwood City
	constraints (the high cost of land and development, the 
	shortage of water supply, wastewater treatment, and the city's
	 status as nearly built out) through programs A.1-A.5, B.1-
	B.8, C.1-C.1O, E.1-E.3, F.1-F.6 and I.1. [reference to I.1 is 
	unclear – possibly should read H.1]
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	Program H13a: Provide information about water 	Brisbane
	conservation programs and the financial benefits of water 
	conservation through articles in the Brisbane Star, water bill 
	inserts, flyers, bulk mailing or other local sources of public 
	Program H13b: Consider opportunities to make low flow and 	Brisbane
	other conservation devices available to very low , low  and 
	moderate income households and provide counseling on 
	conservation measures for landscape irrigation.
	Policy H14  Promote sustainable development that 	Brisbane
	addresses affordability through the use of solar sensitive 
	design in new housing development projects.
	Program H14a: Enforce Title 24 energy conservation 	Brisbane
	requirements and require project design to take advantage 
	of natural heating and cooling and the benefits of solar 
	access to the extent possible given site constraints.
	Policy H18  Regulate the development of environmentally 	Brisbane
	sensitive and hazardous lands to assure the mitigation of 
	significant impacts.
	Program H18a: Work with responsible agencies to protect 	Brisbane
	identified environmentally sensitive areas, including, but not
	 limited to, wetlands, riparian habitat, critical wildlife 
	habitat, geologically hazardous areas, areas subject to 
	flooding, visually prominent or sensitive areas, and electric 
	transmission line corridors.
	(H2.4) Energy Conservation in New Housing. Promote the 	Millbrae
	use of energy conservation in residential construction by 
	incorporating energy conservation in all new residential 
	development. New homes shall meet State standards for 
	energy conservation.
	(HIP-5) Community Outreach. The City will improve citizen 	Millbrae
	awareness of rehabilitation and disaster assistance loan 
	subsidy programs, code enforcement, energy conservation 
	programs, fair housing laws and affordable housing 
	programs. See HE for specific outreach measures. Target: 
	2006. Responsible Agency: Redevelopment Agency and 
	Code Enforcement.
	Program H12b: Encourage energy conservation retrofitting of	Brisbane
	 existing homes in conjunction with home repairs and 
	renovation by providing accessible public information on 
	code requirements and recommended improvements.
	Policy H13  Publicize water conservation programs and 	Brisbane
	develop local measures to assist very low, low and moderate 
	income households manage their utility costs.
	(HIP-11) Energy Conservation Assistance. Publicize energy 	Millbrae
	conservation programs and weatherization services that are 
	available to provide subsidized or at cost inspection and 
	corrective action. Target: Weatherization of 10 very low and 
	10 low income units by 2009. Responsible Agency: PG&E, 
	North Peninsula Neighborhood Service Center, San Mateo 
	County Department of Housing and Redevelopment and 
	Redevelopment Agency.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(HIP-12) Increased Energy Conservation. Apply Title 24 	Millbrae
	energy conservation requirements, and, where possible, 
	require structural and landscaping design to make use of 
	natural heating and cooling. Target: Ongoing. Responsible 
	Agency: Community Development Department.
	(F.2) Home Improvement Loan Program. To maintain the 	Redwood City
	quality and affordability of older neighborhoods, the City 
	shall continue to implement its Home Loan Improvement 
	Program and participate in the Community Development 
	Block Grant and Rental Rehabilitation programs. In addition,
	 the City shall promote the use of energy conservation 
	measures in the rehabilitation of low and moderate income 
	housing as part of this program.
	Program H12a: Provide information about home energy 	Brisbane
	conservation programs and the financial benefits of energy 
	conservation through articles in the Brisbane Star, water bill 
	inserts, flyers, bulk mailing or other local sources
	Policy H12  Assist in publicizing energy conservation 	Brisbane
	programs and weatherization services that provide low or no 
	cost energy conservation inspections and assistance.
	(3-A) Continue to publicize and encourage energy 	San Bruno
	conservation programs, including weatherization programs. 
	Also publicize grants from the State and federal government
	 which are available for local conservation.
	(3-E) Continue to allow minor variations in building setback 	San Bruno
	and/or solar orientation during architectural review to 
	increase energy efficiency of new housing units.
	All utilities installed in conjunction with new construction 	San Carlos
	shall be placed underground. This reduces energy loss and 
	maintenance requirements.
	City staff will actively encourage the use of active solar 	San Carlos
	technology and passive solar design in construction or 
	modification of structures.
	Staff will continue to regularly attend conferences and 	San Carlos
	seminars on "green-building" and will continue to make 
	developers aware of energy conservation policies.
	The City has established an Energy Conservation Task 	San Carlos
	Force. Comprised of the Planning Director, Finance Director 
	and Building Official, this task force is reviewing strategies 
	and will make recommendations for energy conservation 
	citywide. The recommendations may include changes in the
	 planning and building requirements. Staff education and 
	the work of the Task Force are on going.
	(1.335D) Proposed residential subdivisions, as well as 	Atherton
	proposals to replace existing homes, will preserve trees  to 
	the maximum extent feasible while allowing for construction 
	within established parameters for setbacks and lot coverage
	(14.11) Promote Energy Conservation in Existing Housing. 	San Mateo County
	Support the installation of energy conservation features in 
	existing housing units and promote educational and 
	financial programs that focus on improving the energy 
	efficiency of existing housing.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(14.33) Improve the Energy Efficiency of New Housing. 	San Mateo County
	Improve the energy efficiency of newly constructed housing 
	by enforcing State energy codes and encouraging the use of
	 on site renewable energy sources by assisting applicants in 
	meeting the County's guidelines for passive solar design and
	 solar access.
	(14.34) Promote Sustainable Building Practices. Promote 	San Mateo County
	sustainable or "green" building design, construction and 
	operation by: (a) continuing community outreach and 
	education efforts to encourage local builders to adopt green 
	building practices; (b) considering offering incentives, such 
	as reduced permit fees, to further encourage green building 
	practices; and (c) continuing to implement the County's 
	Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Ordinance.
	(2.1) Promote the concept of smart growth whereby housing 	East Palo Alto
	is concentrated around job centers and along transportation 
	corridors in order to reduce traffic, improve air quality, 
	conserve energy, and increase efficiency in the use of land.
	(H.1) Energy efficiency. The Building Department will 	Redwood City
	continue to require compliance with Title 24 energy 
	measures. In addition the City shall encourage energy 
	efficiency as a design feature in all new housing 
	developments. See HE for additional details.
	(H.2) Density bonus for energy efficiency. The new, high 	Redwood City
	density zoning districts shall include a density bonus for 
	active or passive solar water heating, which is provided to all
	(6.1) The City shall continue to promote the use of energy 	South San Francisco
	conservation features in all new residential structures. (New 
	Policy)
	(6.1A) The City shall assist with energy and water conserving 	South San Francisco
	modifications features in existing residential rehabilitation 
	projects. Existing Program 5E-2)
	(6.5) When feasible, the City should encourage new 	South San Francisco
	developments to be sited to respond to climatic conditions, 
	such as solar orientation, wind, and shadow patterns. (New 
	Policy)
	(6.5A) The City shall continue to provide information on 	South San Francisco
	energy-efficient standards for residential buildings (e.g., 
	brochures and other information). The City shall promotes 
	the use of passive and active solar systems in new and 
	existing residential buildings to ensure that State residential 
	energy conservation building standards are met. (Existing 
	(6.6) The City shall promote the use of weatherization 	South San Francisco
	programs for existing residential units especially among low 
	income households. (New Policy)
	(6.7) The City shall encourage the use of energy efficient 	South San Francisco
	and energy conserving design and construction techniques 
	in all types of projects (including new construction and 
	remodeled and rehabilitated structures). (New Policy)
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(6.7A) The City shall continue to enforce State requirements,	South San Francisco
	 including Title 24 requirements, for energy conservation in 
	residential development and encourage residential 
	developers to consider employing additional energy 
	conservation measures with respect to the following:  1. 
	Street and driveway design; 2. Lot pattern and configuration;
	 3. Sitting of buildings; 4. Landscaping; 5. Solar access (New
	(20) Encouragement of Energy Conservation. Continue to 	Woodside
	require compliance with Title 24 of the State's Building 
	regulations. In addition, disseminate energy conservation 
	information available from other agencies, such as PG&E's 
	solar subsidy program and energy audits.
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