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May 12th, 2026 St. Anthony Council Work Session - 5 City Planner Grittman noted that this could be added as a requirement for a PUD or a Conditional Use Permit. Adding this to the ordinance as a PUD would be flexible and appropriate. If this were added as a Condition Use Permit, it would have to be included in the coding requirements. He noted that rezoning is more difficult and concerns the land itself rather than the building. The City is not permitted to put conditions on a rezoning request. He highlighted item B5 as addressing this. He noted that, under the current language, if a building project accounts for more than 50 percent of the County Building Evaluation, they are required to meet the sustainable building requirements. Councilmember Doolan confirmed that the sustainable building requirements apply only to new sections of structures being added to the preexisting structure, not to the preexisting structure itself. City Planner Grittman stated that this is correct, but if the entire building is being remodeled, the sustainable building practices do apply. He noted that this does not apply to residential buildings at the moment, but that could be added. Councilmember Doolan acknowledged that this may raise concerns about overregulation, as highlighted by Councilmember Jenson. City Planner Grittman clarified that if expanded to residential, it would likely concern multi-family homes. Councilmember Elnagdy stated that applying these regulations to multi-family residential units makes sense. Mayor Webster asked Councilmember Elnagdy if she is proposing to add renovations to multi- family buildings to item number five. Councilmember Elnagdy confirmed that she is. City Planner Grittman asked if she had an idea for a unit threshold, and she stated she did not. Councilmember Jenson noted that multi-family expansions and renovations are addressed in items two and three. He asked if this adequately addressed the concern. City Planner Grittman stated that this would apply only to the renovation of an existing multi-family structure, not to a building that is being converted to a multi-family unit after previously being used for a different purpose. Councilmember Elnagdy asked what happens to a builder if they fail the compliance and monitoring. Councilmember Jenson proposed discussing the threshold standards in section C. City Planner Grittman clarified that they are seeking to determine compliance percentages, but he has no specific recommendations at this time. He noted it is difficult to measure the changes, as a vacant building cannot be assessed for energy usage. Staff has attempted to add a test to the ordinance to establish a baseline for energy usage. Councilmember Jenson stated that it will be difficult to determine a specific percentage reduction. He proposed that the builder provide information on the energy-efficient materials, equipment, and appliances being installed in the building. He said measuring building requirements is easier than measuring usage. Councilmember Doolan agreed with Councilmember Jenson’s proposal. She proposed providing builders with several sustainable options for their building process, which they must use a 6