§ 16.60.100. Exemptions.

1.

The metropolitan government sustainable development design guidelines of achieving LEEDTM Silver status shall not apply to current metropolitan government facilities that have been approved as part of the fiscal year 2006-2007 capital spending plan for planning, land acquisition and/or construction. However, these projects shall still implement metropolitan government sustainable development design guidelines and strategies to the maximum extent possible and practicable.

2.

Metropolitan government facility construction projects that are to remain predominately unoccupied or to predominately serve specialized functions are not subject to the government's sustainable development design guidelines. For purposes of this subsection, "specialized functions" include thermal transfer functions, solid and/or toxic waste disposal functions, water and wastewater treatment functions, warehouse and/or storage functions, and mechanical functions. The director of the department of codes administration shall make a determination as to whether a facility construction project is to serve a predominately specialized function using the meaning of the phrase contained in this subsection.

3.

Even though projects may become exempt from the government's required sustainable development design guidelines, project teams are required to complete a LEEDTM Project Scorecard for each project as an evaluation of a projects sustainable design potential. Project teams are encouraged to apply the relevant portions of metropolitan government sustainable development design guidelines and to develop goals that increase the environmental, social, and economic benefits of the project. The department of codes administration shall retain the LEEDTM certification status of each construction project subject to the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. BL2007-1374 § 1, 2007)