Title
Ordinance Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, by adding a new sub section 915.06, entitled, “Sustainable Development for Publicly Financed Buildings.”
Body
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, is hereby supplemented by adding a new sub section 915.06, entitled, “Sustainable Development for Publicly Financed Buildings,” as follows:
915.06 Sustainable Development for Publicly Financed Buildings
915.06.A Purpose
The City of Pittsburgh is committed to building and supporting sustainable developments, to yield cost savings to the city taxpayers through reduced operating costs, to provide healthy and productive work environments for all residents and employees, and to contribute to the city's goals of protecting, conserving, and enhancing the region's environmental resources. Additionally, the city shall help to set a community standard of sustainable building.
915.06.B Applicability
1) The following development requirements apply to all new construction and renovations of City owned property in which the total project square footage includes 5,000 gross square feet of occupied space or the total project cost exceeds two million dollars.
2) Any new construction or renovation project that receives Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
915.06.C Definitions
LEED Certified Building: shall mean a building certified, under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program of the United States Green Building Council, that meets LEED standards for either New Construction and Major Renovation Projects or Core and Shell Projects.
LEED Silver: shall mean a building certified, under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program of the United States Green Building Council, that meets LEED standards for either New Construction and Major Renovation Projects or Core and Shell Projects...
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