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Background <br />•The City has no existing policy for sustainable building. There is brief language to consider <br />incorporating sustainability in the general regulations for R-4 zoning district multi-family <br />developments. <br />•The Center for Energy and Environment and Hennepin County published a sustainable <br />building policy guide in 2021, with recommendations for policy frameworks and best <br />practices. <br />•MN Cities with sustainable/green building policies: <br />•Saint Paul, St. Louis Park, Eden Prairie, Edine, Maplewood, Minneapolis <br />•Rochester, Duluth, Northfield <br />Sustainable building policy basics <br />•A city can activate its existing sustainable building policy due to the following triggers: funding <br />incentives, land use incentives, process incentives, and building size. Staff is reviewing enforcement <br />of the policy and how to ensure compliance as part of the development process. <br />•A policy can include compliance with a third-party rating system to encourage standardization for <br />sustainable building across the region. These rating systems are well-known in the construction <br />industry and allow developer flexibility to meet policy requirements. <br />•A policy can also include criteria for a Saint Anthony Village overlay which are specific to the City <br />and typically in addition to the third-party rating system. <br />•This was the first policy discussion regarding potential for a sustainable building policy.