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Third Party Rating System <br />Best practices recommend the use of a third-party rating system, along with a customized City overlay. <br />This allows the city to customize its policy or ordinance, but provides flexibility for developers in how to <br />meet sustainable building targets <br />•City benefits: lessens the need for specialized staff or extensive staff time in verifying project <br />compliance, since third-party systems already use widely accepted sustainability standards. <br />•Other benefits: leveraging existing rating systems that are well-known in construction allows <br />easier communication and more cost-effective implementation. <br />•Common examples: B3 Guidelines, LEED <br />Staff recommends the Council considers utilizing a third-party rating system. This supports <br />standardization in the metropolitan area and state as well as addresses staff time and resources. Staff <br />will research and determine a third-party rating system. <br />City Overlay Criteria <br />It is common practice for cities to identify additional criteria for their policy. The Council may identify <br />criteria to include in their Sustainable Building Policy, in additional to the third-party rating system. <br />Recommended Overlay Criteria <br />Predicted and actual energy use <br />Predicted and actual use of potable water <br />Utilization of renewable energy <br />EV charging capability (if parking is included) <br />Diversion of construction waste from landfills and incinerators <br />Stormwater management <br />Ongoing monitoring of actual energy and water use (track impacts and <br />ensure compliance) <br />DRAFT ORDINANCE <br />The attached draft ordinance is designed to create a format for the PEC review and comment, based on <br />prior research and discussion at both PEC and City Council levels. The ordinance relies on the direction <br />provided by the PEC and staff, and incorporates elements of several of the local municipalities’ policy <br />documents for its structure. <br />The ordinance consists of four basic components. First is a general purpose statement which is intended <br />to encapsulate the many policy statements and direction that have led to the creation of the ordinance. <br />Next is a listing of those properties that would be subject to the requirements of the ordinance. These <br />include new Multiple Family developments of more than 4 units, expansions of existing multi-family <br />projects of more than four units, renovations of any multi-family projects that require specific zoning <br />approvals (such as Conditional Use Permits or Planned Unit Development). <br />Commercial and Industrial projects are included if they consist of new or expanded floor area of at least <br />10,000 square feet. The text proposes to exempt existing unaffected building area from the <br />requirements of the code, applying the requirements to the new square footage only. For renovation <br />project, the proposed language relies on valuation, using a threshold value of 50% of the existing value <br />as the point at which a renovation project would be required to incorporate the ordinance standards.