TO: Napa County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Napa County Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Ryan Melendez, Planner II - Sustainability
SUBJECT: Introduction to a prohibition of new retail fossil fuel stations and restrict the expansion of existing retail fossil fuel stations
RECOMMENDATION
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Receive a presentation on the introduction of a prohibition of new retail fossil fuel stations and restrictions to the expansion of retail fossil fuel stations with a request to provide direction to staff. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In June 2022, Napa County adopted a resolution finding that a climate emergency exists which threatens our county, state, nation, and the world. In this resolution, the Napa County Board of Supervisors set a priority of achieving zero net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the unincorporated area as quickly as possible, with a target of 2030. This resolution also paved the way for the collaborative development of a Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP) by Napa County and other incorporated jurisdictions, which is scheduled for a publicly-released draft on August 1st, 2025.
As of 2017, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) reported that on-road transportation is the leading source of GHG emissions in California, accounting for about 40% of all GHG emissions in the State. In 2019 in Napa County, inclusive of the cities and town, on-road transportation accounted for 39% of total GHG emissions (see attachment 1: Final Napa County Regional 2019 Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update Summary). This sector is the largest contribution of GHG emissions of the seven sectors analyzed in the inventory process. When considering the emissions produced only in the unincorporated Napa County, on-road transportation emissions account for 10.6% of emissions, which is the fifth largest contributing sector for the unincorporated County behind Solid Waste (33.2%), Ag...
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