Ordinance 2995-07 - Laserfiche WebLink

SECTION 2. Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this ordinance unless the context clearly requires otherwise. A. "Green building practices" as defined by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Program, are practices that conserve resources, use recycled content materials, maximize energy efficiency, and otherwise consider environmental economic and social benefits in the design and construction of a building project. B. "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" or "LEED" is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. Other programs that may be developed in the future that provide equivalent standards for sustainable buildings are included in this definition. C. "Life-cycle cost" represents the full costs including financing for designing, constructing and operating a facility based upon the useful life of the facility and its components. D. "New construction" is any new building or structure. E. "Remodel" is to add on to or alter the structure of an existing building or structure. F. "Renovate" is to improve, repair, or upgrade the condition of a building or structure. G. "U.S. Green Building Council" (USGBC) is an organization that serves as the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. H. "Low Impact Development" (LID) is a storm water management strategy that emphasizes conservation and use of existing natural site features integrated with distributed, small scale storm water controls to closely mimic natural hydrologic patterns in developed settings. SECTION 3. Policies. A. City departments shall utilize LEED criteria to implement green building practices to the maximum extent practicable in the planning, design and construction of all new City capital improvement projects as set forth herein: 1. For new City building projects exceeding 5,000 square feet, LEED silver certification shall be required unless the City Council determines it is not practicable or appropriate considering such things as the type of structure (certain utility structures, etc), available resources, construction costs and life-cycle costs. Projects qualifying for LEED certification shall be registered through the U.S. Green Building Council;