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Approving a Partial Waiver of the Sustainable Building Ordinance for Afton View Apartments, 371 and 373 Winthrop Street South, 2180 and 2178 Londin Lane and 365 Winthrop Street South, District 1, Ward 7
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WHEREAS, in January 2018, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul adopted the Sustainable Building Ordinance (Ord 17-60, Chapter 81) for (a) New construction or the major renovation of facilities owned or operated by the City of Saint Paul or the HRA, (b) New construction or the major renovation of any facilities of which the city or HRA are, or will become, the sole tenant, and (c) New construction or major renovation of any facilities within the City of Saint Paul receiving more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) of city funding; and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance requires that such buildings be certified under one of the eligible green building standards, and comply with each of the requirements found in the Saint Paul Overlay; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Overlay includes specific requirements related to energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, potable water use, construction waste, indoor environmental quality, and stormwater management; and
WHEREAS, Afton View Apartments is an approximately 286-unit multifamily housing development consisting of two 3-story buildings located at 371 and 373 Winthrop St. S., 2180 and 2178 Londin Lane and 365 Winthrop St. S. in the City (the “Project”);
WHEREAS, the Project is required to comply with the Sustainable Building Ordinance and Saint Paul Overlay; and
WHEREAS, the Center for Sustainable Building Research (CSBR) at the University of Minnesota developed and manages the SB 2030 energy standard for the State of Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Overlay requires compliance with the SB 2030 energy standard; and
WHEREAS, CSBR staff have determined that applying the SB 2030 energy standard to the Afton View Apartments renovation project would result in unintended consequences that wou...
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