§ 17.14.040. Standards and requirements.

A.

Any new construction of or major modification to a commercial or mixed use building of greater than seven thousand five hundred square feet of gross floor area must achieve:

1.

A certified-level rating in the appropriate LEED rating system, as certified by the Green Building Council; or

2.

A certified-level rating in the appropriate LEED rating system as verified by the Director or a qualified person approved by the Director; or

3.

Energy and environmental design standards that the Director identifies as equivalent to certified-level rating in the appropriate LEED rating system, as verified by the Director or a qualified person approved by the Director.

B.

Any new construction of or major modification to a public building, regardless of size, must achieve, at a minimum:

1.

A silver level rating in the appropriate LEED rating system, as certified by the Green Building Council; or

2.

A silver level rating in the appropriate LEED rating system as verified by the Director or a qualified person approved by the Director; or

3.

Energy and environmental design standards that the Director identifies as equivalent to a silver level rating in the appropriate LEED rating system, as verified by the Director or a qualified person approved by the Director.

C.

Any new construction of or major modification to five or more single family or attached homes on one lot or as a subdivision, and any single family home in excess of three thousand two hundred fifty square feet in size, must achieve:

1.

A certified-level rating in the appropriate LEED rating system as certified by the Green Building Council; or

2.

A certified-level rating in the appropriate LEED rating system as verified by the Director or a qualified person approved by the Director; or

3.

A bronze-level rating in the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) ICC 700-2008 as verified by the Director or a qualified person approved by the Director; or

4.

Energy and environmental design standards that the Director identifies as equivalent to a certified-level rating in the appropriate LEED rating system or a bronze-level rating in the NGBS IC 700-2008, as verified by the Director or a qualified person approved by the Director.

(Ord. O-56-07 Amended § 1 (part), 2008)

(Ord. No. O-21-10 Amended, § I, 11-8-2010)