EXHIBITS Page 150 <br />4. Encourage the utilization of renewable energy sources in order to conserve nonrenewable <br />energy resources. <br />Promote the recovery and reuse of nonrenewable resources, such as metals, as an energy <br />conservation measure. <br />6. Facilitate the permanent use of solar energy and other decentralized energy sources to <br />displace centralized energy supplies and diversify energy production. <br />7. Continue and intensify efforts to allocate land uses in a manner that creates a compact <br />growth form for the metropolitan area. <br />8. Promote policies that minimize the energy consumed for heating, cooling, lighting, <br />appliance use, and other processes in commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. <br />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 />J.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 />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 713 <br />