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decrease the possibility of contamination, as well as placed the watershed off <br /> bounds for any clear cutting or logging. <br /> • San Diego, CA Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program • <br /> San Diego's Storm Water Program provides sound information and resources to <br /> residents, commerce and industry, to encourage and develop better and more <br /> informed pollution prevention choices. <br /> Urban Forestry <br /> • Burlington, VT The Burlington Urban Forestry Master Plan • <br /> A guiding mechanism for the City to effectively manage its urban forestry, the <br /> Plan includes planning standards and the beginnings of an inventory of the street <br /> tree population <br /> Planning Department <br /> A planning department can contribute to a more sustainable community by . <br /> applying the theme of sustainability to all of its activities. The comprehensive and <br /> integrated nature of planning makes it an obvious entry point for sustainability <br /> principles. Integral to planning for sustainability is the incorporation of <br /> community values in determining future plans for a community. Consider <br /> conducting a visioning exercise to solicit resident's values. Build indicators into <br /> your municipality's comprehensive plan to help ensure that sustainability goals <br /> are met. <br /> • American Planning Association Planning Guide on Planning for Sustainability <br /> This document describes four important principles of sustainability and how they <br /> translate into guiding principles for planners. • <br /> • Congress for the New Urbanism . <br /> The Congress for the New Urbanism promotes regional planning for open space, • <br /> appropriate architecture and planning, and balanced development of jobs and <br /> housing. <br /> • Minnesota Codes and Ordinances by the Local Government Commission <br /> A guide for local municipalities consisting of model ordinances that aid in <br /> planning and implementation of a sustainable community. <br /> • <br /> Comprehensive /Master /General Plan <br /> • Calvert County, MD Calvert County Government Comprehensive Plan <br /> The Plan discusses Calvert County's future goals and steps needed to maintain <br /> that which the County desires. <br /> • • Seattle, WA Toward a Sustainable Seattle <br /> The Comprehensive Plan, Toward a Sustainable Seattle, is a 20 -year policy plan <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br />