City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2008-0027

• File #: 2008-0027
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: In Standing Committee
• File created: 1/15/2008
• In control: Committee on Land Use and Economic Development
• Final action: 7/21/2009
• Enactment date: 7/21/2009
• Enactment #: 18
• Effective date: 7/28/2009
• Title: Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, by adding a new sub section 915.06, entitled, “Sustainable Development for Publicly Financed Buildings.”
• Sponsors: William Peduto
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 09 - ZONING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/28/2009	3	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
7/21/2009	3	City Council	AMENDED	Pass
7/21/2009	3	City Council	Passed Finally, As Amended	Pass
7/15/2009	2	Committee on Land Use and Economic Development	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
7/15/2009	2	Committee on Land Use and Economic Development	AMENDED	Pass
7/8/2009	3	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
1/16/2008	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Referred for Report and Recommendation	Pass
1/16/2008	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
1/15/2008	1	City Council	Waived under Rule 8	Pass
1/15/2008	1	City Council	Read and referred
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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 on City owned property of 10,000 gross square feet or greater or if the total project cost exceeds two million dollars, and renovations of City owned property where 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
Construction Costs - shall mean the project's total hard and soft costs.

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.

Hard Construction Costs - shall mean all costs with respect to the construction or rehabilitation of the property/project, including, without limitation, demolition,...