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Establishing sustainable building regulations for buildings owned, operated, or funded by the City.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
Section 1
For the purpose of creating new regulations pertaining to sustainable building, Saint Paul Administrative Code Chapter 81 is hereby created as follows:
Chapter 81. Sustainable Building.
Sec. 81.01. Declaration of Policy.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for public health and welfare by increasing the environmental and financial sustainability of future development projects within the City of Saint Paul.
Sec. 81.02. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) City Funding means funds provided for New Construction or Major Renovations provided by agreement from the City of Saint Paul or the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), including:
(1) Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
(2) Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
(3) HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
(4) Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds
(5) Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)
(6) Any other Federal, State, or Metropolitan Council (Met Council) funding source
(7) Any other City of Saint Paul funding source
(8) Any other HRA funding source
(9) Notwithstanding the above, City Funding does not include the following:
a. Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Cleanup and Investigation Grants
b. Met Council Tax Base Revitalization Account (TBRA) Contamination Cleanup Grants
c. Met Council TBRA Site Investigation Grants
d. Conduit Bonds issued for the benefit of qualified 501(c)(3) entities
(b) Developer means the entity, whether public or private, that undertakes New Construction or Major Renovation, and to whom the provisions of this chapter apply.
(c) Director means the Director of the Department of Planning and Economic Development or their designee.
(d) Major Renovation means renovation work performed on a building or portion thereof consisting of at least 10,000 square feet, and requiring installation of new mechanical, ventilation, or cooling systems, or the replacement of such systems.
(e) New Construction means the planning, design, construction and commissioning of a new building, or an addition to an existing building if such addition requires installation of new mechanical, ventilation, or cooling systems.
(f) Saint Paul Overlay means specific measurable standards that New Construction and Major Renovations must meet, and which are to be promulgated by the Director. The Saint Paul Overlay must include requirements for the following:
(1) Predicted and actual energy use
(2) Predicted greenhouse gas emissions
(3) Predicted and actual use of potable water
(4) Predicted use of water for landscaping
(5) Utilization of renewable energy
(6) Electric vehicle charging capability
(7) Diversion of construction waste from landfills and incinerators
(8) Indoor environmental quality
(9) Stormwater management
(10) Resilient Design
(11) Ongoing monitoring of actual energy and water use
(g) Sustainable Building Standard means any of the following:
(1) For commercial projects:
i. LEED for New Construction and Major Renovation; Certified Silver, Gold or Platinum
ii. State of Minnesota B3 Guidelines; Certified Compliant
iii. Saint Paul Port Authority Green Design Review (if applicable)
(2) For residential projects:
i. LEED for New Construction and Major Renovation; Certified Silver, Gold or Platinum
ii. State of Minnesota B3 Guidelines; Certified Compliant
iii. GreenStar; Certified Silver, Gold or Platinum
iv. Green Communities; Certified
(3) For parking structures:
v. Parksmart; Certified Silver or Gold
In the event that any of the above standards is determined by the Director to be obsolete, equivalent substitute standards may be utilized at the discretion of the Director until such time as this chapter may be updated to include new standards.
Sec. 81.03. Applicability.
This chapter applies to:
(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.
(c) New Construction or Major Renovation of any facilities within the City of Saint Paul receiving more than $200,000 of City Funding.
Sec. 81.04. Requirements.
(a) New Construction or Major Renovations to which this chapter applies pursuant to Section 81.03 are required to be certified under an eligible Sustainable Building Standard at the listed rating level, and must meet the standards set forth in the Saint Paul Overlay.
(b) For any projects to which this chapter applies under Sec. 81.03(c), compliance with this chapter must be a condition of receipt of City Funding.
Sec. 81.05 Waiver.
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.
Section 2
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on July 1, 2018, and apply to all projects for which schematic design is initiated on or after July 1, 2018.