§ 16.60.050. Policy and goals.

1.

It is the policy of the metropolitan government to finance, plan, design, construct, manage, maintain, and decommission its facilities and buildings to be sustainable. This chapter shall apply to new construction and additions, for which the planning and construction commences on or after August 1, 2007. For new construction, this chapter shall apply to projects which exceed five thousand gross square feet of occupied space or for which the total project cost exceeds two million dollars. For additions to existing buildings or facilities, this chapter shall only apply to projects that add five thousand or more gross square feet of occupied space, LEEDTM certification requirements shall only apply to the scope of the addition itself.

2.

The LEEDTM rating system and reference guide, as enacted and established as of the effective date of this ordinance, shall be used as a guide for design and a measuring tool to determine what constitutes sustainable building by national standards.

3.

Project teams are required to pursue LEEDTM certification through the U.S. Green Building Council and develop a strategy to achieve LEEDTM Silver level rating of the most applicable LEEDTM rating system.

(Ord. BL2007-1374 § 1, 2007)