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Approving a partial waiver of the Sustainable Building Ordinance for the Police Outdoor Range building.
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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 LEED for new construction and major renovation; certified silver, gold or platinum; or State of Minnesota B3 Guidelines; certified compliant; or Saint Paul Port Authority Green Design Review (if applicable); and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Police Department Outdoor Range building in Maplewood will be an approximately 1900 square-foot facility, and the costs associated with the administration of one of the green building rating systems as specified in the Ordinance would be disproportionate to the construction costs because of the small building size; and
WHEREAS, the requirements of this chapter may be waived, in whole or in part, by the Saint Paul City Council, or, in the event that the expenditure of City funds is approved by the HRA, the HRA board of commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department Outdoor Range building will still comply with the SB2030 Energy Standard and other applicable requirements of the Saint Paul Overlay portion of the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, compliance with the relevant requirements of the Overlay portion of the Ordinance can be achieved with lower costs and administrative effort and ensures that the building will conserve energy and water and divert construction waste from landfills; now, the...
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