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2007/02/27 City Council Resolution 2007-29RESOLUTION NO. 2007-29 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK APPROVING AND ADOPTING GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND RATING SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS OF CERTAIN COVERED PROJECT TYPES WHEREAS, on February 27, 2007, the City Council considered regulations for the use of green building features in buildings and introduced Ordinance No. 782; and WHEREAS, the Ordinance specifies that the green building guidelines, ratings systems, and project checklists for certain building covered project types will be set forth by city council resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park that it does hereby approve and adopt green building guidelines, rating systems, and project checklists as set forth in Table 1, attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park that the applicable green building guidelines, rating systems, and project checklists are specified in Exhibit B, attached to this resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park that this resolution shall take effect upon the effective date of Ordinance No. 782. DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 27`h day of February, 2007. ATTEST: �g QC,Ry Clerk CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ¢RT Mayor BREEZE: ABSENT MACKENZIE: AYE SMITH: AYE STAFFORD: AYE VIDAK- MARTINEZ: AYE AYES: (4) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (1) ABSTAIN: (0) EXHIBIT "A" Covered Project Tier I Tier 2 Tier 3 Type SFD New Build It Green's 2005 New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines, Rating System and Checklist SFD Addition Alameda County Waste Management Authority's Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines, Rating System and Checklist FD New Alameda County Waste Management Authority's Home Multi family Green Building Guidelines, Rating System, and Checklist FD Remodel Not Applicable Commercial, New U.S. Green Building Council LEED. for New Construction Version 2.2 or LEED Core and Shell Version 2.0 Guidelines, Rating System and Checklist Commercial, TI U.S. Green Building Council LEED for New Construction Version 2.2 or LEED for Commercial Jnteriors Version 2.0 Guidelines, Rating System and Checklist City Sponsored As per project type above Table 1 EXHIBIT "B" 1. Standards of Compliance for Covered Projects. a) Single - family residential new projects shall be constructed using the 2005 Edition of the New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines published by Build It Green. The green building project checklist shall be the New Homes GreenPoints Checklist by Build It Green. b) Single - family residential addition projects shall be constructed using the Alameda County Waste Management Authority's Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines published January 2004. The green building project checklist shall be the Green Points Rating System. for Remodeling Projects by Build It Green. c) Multi- family residential new projects and remodel projects shall be constructed using the Alameda County Waste Management Authority's Multi family Green Building Guidelines. The green building project checklist shall be the Multifamily GreenPoint Checklist by Build It Green d) Commercial projects new shall be constructed using the U.S. Green Building Council LEED -NC (New Construction) Version 2.2 rating system, or the U.S. Green Building Council LEED -CS (Core and Shell) Version 2.0 rating system, whichever one the U.S. Green Building Council determines is the most appropriate. In the absence of a detennination by the U.S. Green Building Council for specifying the applicable green rating system, the determination shall be made by the green building compliance official. The green building project checklist shall be the corresponding Registered Project Checklist published by the U.S. Green Building Council as required for the respective rating system used for the covered project. e) Commercial tenant improvement projects shall be constructed using the U.S. Green Building Council LEED -NC Version 2.2 rating system, or LEED -CI (Commercial Interiors) Version 2.0 rating system, whichever one the U.S. Green Building Council detennines is the most appropriate. In the absence of a determination by the U.S. Green Building Council for specifying the applicable green rating system, the detennination shall be made by the green building compliance official. The green building project checklist shall be the corresponding Registered Project Checklist published by the U.S. Green Council as required for the respective rating system used for the covered project. f) Mixed -use projects shall meet the requirements in "a" through "e" above for both residential and commercial projects, for their respective parts, as if they were separate projects. g) All city - sponsored projects shall use rating systems as specified in "a" through "f" above. h) All city - sponsored projects that are either residential projects or mixed -use projects shall be constructed using the same green building rating system and green building project checklist as specified for non -city Sponsored projects. 2. Green Building Project Checklist. The Applicant may request to use Innovation credits at the time of pre - permitting documentation review. The green building compliance official shall consider such requests and specify the additional points allowed if findings are made that the request achieves one or more of the five goals specified in Section 14.50.010 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code. 3. Plan Review and Construction Compliance for Covered Projects. a) For other than registered LEED projects, the green building compliance official shall review the green building checklists, plans, and any other application documentation for compliance with chapter 14.50 of the municipal code. The green building compliance official shall also verify that the green building measures and provisions indicated in the pre - permitting documentation are being implemented at foundation inspection, framing inspection, any type of close -in inspection, and prior to approval of a final inspection. The green building compliance official shall conduct other inspections as needed to ensure compliance with chapter 14.50. The inspection and verification activities shall be conducted by a Build It Green Certified GreenPoint Rater or approved green building inspector. The rater or inspector may be an employee of the city or a third party whom the green building compliance official designates, provided she or he has a current Build It Green Certified GreenPoint Rater certificate. b) LEED projects that are registered shall follow the certifying and procedural requirements of the U.S. Green Building Council for the green building rating system used. Applicants of LEED registered projects shall submit proof of registration of the project with the U.S. Green Building Council within thirty (30) days of permit issuance. The applicant shall also provide the green building compliance official with online access to the U.S. Green Building Council website in order for the green building compliance official to monitor the submission of documents by the applicant to the U.S. Green Building Council. If the green building compliance official detennines the project is no longer in compliance with the approved plans or approved pre - permitting documentation, the green building compliance official may issue a stop order pursuant to Section 14.50.075.C. 4. Documentation for Final Determination of Compliance. Documentation shall be provided as described below: a) Prior to final building inspection and approval for any covered single - family residential, multi - family residential, or mixed -use project, the applicant shall notify the green building compliance official that their project is ready for final inspection of green building features required by chapter 14.50 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code. Upon the green building compliance official's receipt and review of documentation from the GreenPoint Rater demonstrating project compliance with the applicable compliance threshold requirements, the green building compliance official shall reach a final determination of compliance as specified in section 14.050.075.E. b) Prior to approval of a final inspection for any covered, commercial, city- sponsored, or mixed -use project, the applicant shall demonstrate substantial completion of the LEED documentation for the project as evidenced by accessing the online information of the project on the U.S. Green Building Council's website. Within one year of granting occupancy by the city, the applicant shall submit proof of LEED certification to the green building compliance officer. Failure to do so shall result in enforcement actions as provided in Section 14.50.100. 5. Self- certifying for LEED Projects. a) Self- certifying projects do not require LEED registration or certification. Applicants are, however, encouraged to register their projects with the U.S. Green Building Council. Self- certifying projects that become LEED registered and certified need only attain a threshold level of green that is one level less than that required by city council resolution specified in Section 14.050.070. b) Project Documentation for self- certifying projects shall be substantially the same as that which is required for LEED registered projects. The one exception is that instead of filing documents with the U.S. Green Building Council, the architect or engineer of record shall be the repository for all documentation related to the LEED rating system being used for the project. The architect or engineer of record shall make these documents available to the green building compliance official at her or his request. c) Building commissioning, specified as a prerequisite for LEED ratings is not required under this chapter for self- certifying projects. Applicants are encouraged to verify that fundamental building systems are designed, installed, and calibrated to operate as intended. Documentation of building commissioning is required when commissioning measures other the prerequisites are included as a part of the designated points in the pre - permitting documentation. d) Inspection of self - certifying projects shall be as specified in item 3.a of this resolution.