9. Encourage the maximum amount of energy conservation associated with automobile use. <br />10. Encourage industrial activities that use energy in the most efficient and productive <br />manner. <br />11. Encourage the minimization of energy consumption in determining the placement, <br />density, and design of all types of urban land uses. <br />12. Continue and support energy conservation efforts that are being undertaken by the public <br />and private sector. <br />13. Continue and support efforts to increase public awareness of energy conservation issues <br />and of methods to effectively utilize solar energy and other renewable energy supplies. <br />Policies <br />3.1 It is recommended that the coordinated development of a detailed metropolitan energy <br />management plan or plans be undertaken, recognizing existing related energy documents, <br />with the active participation of local jurisdictions in order to address local energy issues <br />in greater depth than can be attempted in a metropolitan general plan. The products of <br />this additional process would be considered as part of all metropolitan area planning <br />policies in shaping the development of the region and should be continually monitored <br />and reviewed to ensure their continued relevancy. Most of the energy data needed for <br />this planning effort can be best be collected and stored by a unified energy data bank that <br />would, at a minimum, serve the entire metropolitan area. <br />This effort should at least: <br />a. Establish the current demand and projected energy demand for the various sectors <br />of the economy in the metropolitan area. <br />b. Inventory the current supply sources of energy for the metro area and include <br />projected sources, renewable and nonrenewable, centralized and decentralized, <br />and the price projections for each source. <br />C. Coordinate the development of a uniform reporting system to be used by the <br />various energy suppliers in the metropolitan area in order to generate an ongoing, <br />accurate data base for energy planning. <br />d. Examine the potential economic impacts to metro area residents resulting from <br />projected energy demand, supply, and price, <br />e. Determine the impact of current land use policies and actions on energy use and <br />reaffirm or point out adjustments to land use policies, regulations, and activities, <br />as necessary, to reflect these considerations. <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) TYY Y A Page 257 <br />