Sustainability
City Sustainable City Plan
In 2008, the City Council adopted the Sustainable City Plan (SCP), providing a framework to implement the sustainable community vision that is detailed in the City's General Plan. The SCP implementation plan calls for periodic updates to the SCP to ensure that it remains relevant and effective. The first update was completed in 2013. The Council-appointed Sustainability Committee began meeting in 2019 to update the plan for the second time. Following a comprehensive public review process, the City Council adopted the updated SCP at its April 13, 2021 meeting. The Sustainability Committee will continue to meet regularly to monitor progress towards achieving the plan's goals.
What is Claremont's Sustainability Plan?
The Claremont Sustainability City Plan (SCP)(PDF, 6MB) establishes a framework in which the Claremont community can achieve its vision of becoming a sustainable city and enable all who live and work in Claremont to live in ways that allow them to meet their needs while preserving the ability of future generations to do the same.
The SCP is based on the City's General Plan (adopted November 11, 2006), which is organized around a theme of sustainability. The General Plan creates a vision of a sustainable community; one that balances social needs, maintains environmental health, and provides for continued economic prosperity.
The Sustainability Committee works with the City to update the SCP and create the annual Report Card. Meeting dates and agendas can be found on the City calendar.
Guiding Principles
The SCP establishes principles intended to guide the City of Claremont in all of its daily decisions and operations. The principles call for:
- Considering the long-term sustainability impacts in all City government decisions
- Making the protection, preservation and restoration of our natural environment a high priority for City decisions
- Recognizing that community education and participation are key to reaching our sustainability goals
- Striving for the City to continue to be a regional leader on sustainability issues
- Working with strategic partners to achieve the City's sustainability goals
Refer to the Annual Sustainability Report Cards to see how Claremont is progressing toward the sustainability goals.
Sustainable Claremont
Following the adoption of the City's Sustainability Plan in 2008, a group of community volunteers that were instrumental in the creation of the Plan formed a community organization focused on sustainability. Sustainable Claremont is a community based non-profit organization that works closely with the City top promote sustainability in programs, projects, and services.
In 2014, the City provided funds to hire a part-time Sustainability Coordinator and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden provided space for a Sustainability Resource Center in the building just north of their Grow Native Nursery.
The Sustainable Claremont Resource Center is located in the Lenz Building at the California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Avenue.