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Section 12.05.030
 

Title 12 Public Ways and Property

Chapter 12.05 General City Property

Section 12.05.030 Sustainable Public Buildings Requirements

  1. It is the intent of the City of Spokane to plan, finance, design, construct, manage, renovate, operate, maintain, and decommission its buildings in an environmentally sustainable and economically efficient manner.

  2. All Capital Improvement projects constituting new construction, an addition, or renovations that involve substantial modification to all three of the major systems – mechanical, electrical, and plumbing - of a City-owned building and impacting 5,000 or greater gross square feet shall meet a minimum LEED Silver rating through the appropriate rating system unless the City Council, by vote, determines it not practicable due to available resources, construction costs, and life-cycle costs; provided, however, that any such Capital Improvement project funded by bonds issued prior to the effective date of this section is exempt from the requirements of this section.

  3. All Capital Improvement projects qualifying for LEED certification shall be registered through the U.S. Green Building Council.

  4. All City departments shall seek opportunities to maximize the energy and water efficiency of existing City-owned buildings, consistent with the City’s Sustainability Action Plan.

Date Passed: Monday, May 23, 2016

Effective Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2016

ORD C35379 Section 3