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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 933 An Ordinance Regarding the Green Building Program ORDINANCE 933 AN ORDINANCE TO THE MAPLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM The Maplewood City Council approves the following addition to the Maplewood Code of Ordinances. This ordinance creates a new green building ordinance which will be placed in the Building Chapter (Chapter 12) of the city code. Section 1. Scope. This ordinance applies to the regulations of “green building” within the City ofMaplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota. This ordinance focuses on residential, commercial and industrial buildings in the City of Maplewood. This ordinance applies to City of Maplewood owned and financed buildings as determined by the City Manager and approved by the City Council. Other buildings within the City of Maplewood are NOTsubject to the code provisions of this ordinance unless the building owner or representative accepts these provisions as a volunteer commitment. The City of Maplewood shall establish an incentive plan for private property choosing the voluntary commitment. Section 2. Purpose and Intent. It is the goal of the City of Maplewood to provide green building program provisions consistent with the scope of a green construction code. This green building program is intended to safeguard the environment, public health, safety and general welfare through the establishment of requirements to reduce the negative impacts and increase the positive impacts of the built environment on the natural environment and building occupants. The green building program is not intended to abridge or supersede safety, health or environmental requirements under other applicable codes orordinances. Section 3. Base Documents. a.ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standards. This Standard applies to detached one and two-family dwellings and multiple single family dwellings (town-houses) not more than three stories in height above grade plane with a separate means of egress, their accessory structures, and the site or lot upon which these buildings are located. This Standard shall also be used for subdivisions, building sites, alterations, additions, renovations, mixed- use residential buildings, and historic buildings, where applicable. b.2012 International Green Construction Code. The provisions of this code shall apply to the design, construction, addition, alteration, change of occupancy, relocation, replacement, repair, equipment, building site, maintenance, removal and demolition, of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures and to the site on which the building is located. TABLE 302.1 c.REQUIREMENTS DETERMINED BY THE JURISDICTION (MAPLEWOOD) SectionSection Title or Description and DirectivesJurisdictional Requirements CHAPTER 1. SCOPE Detached one-and two-family dwellings and multiple 101.3 single-family dwellings (town-houses) not more than Exception three stories in height above grade plane with a XYesNo 1.1separate means of egress, their accessory structures, and the site or lot upon which these buildings are located, shall comply with ICC 700. 101.3 Group R-3 residential buildings, their accessory XYes Exception structures, and the site or lot upon which these No 1.2buildings are located, shall comply with ICC 700. Group R-2 and R-4 residential buildings four stories XNo 101.3 or less in height above grade plane, their accessory Yes Exception structures, and the site or lot upon which these 1.3buildings are located, shall comply with ICC 700. CHAPTER 4. SITE DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE XNo 402.2.1Flood hazard area preservation, generalYes XNo 402.2.2Flood hazard area preservation, specificYes 402.3Surface water protectionYesXNo 402.5Conservation areaYesXNo 402.7Agricultural landYesXNo XNo 402.8Greenfield sitesYes XNo 407.4.1High-occupancy vehicle parkingYes 407.4.2Low-emission, hybrid and electric vehicle parkingYesXNo 409.1Light pollution controlYesXNo CHAPTER 5. MATERIAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY 50% 503.1Minimum percentage of waste material diverted from 65% X75% landfills CHAPTER 6. ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO²EMISSION REDUCTION Occupancy: na 302.1, zEPI of Jurisdictional Choice –The jurisdiction shall 302.1.1, indicate a zEPIof 46 or less in each occupancy for zEPI: na 602.1which it intends to require enhanced energy performance. XNo 604.1Automated demand response infrastructureYes CHAPTER 7. WATER RESOURCE CONSERVATION, QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY XNo 702.7Municipal reclaimed waterYes CHAPTER 8. INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND COMFORT XNo 804.2Post-Construction Pre-Occupancy Baseline IAQ Yes Testing 807.1Sound Transmission and sound levelsYesXNo CHAPTER 10. EXISTING BUILDINGS 1007.2Evaluation of existing buildingsXYesNo 1007.3Post Certificate of Occupancy zEPI, energy demand, XNo Yes and CO²emissions reporting d.EXCEPTIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE BASE DOCUMENTS. 1.2012 International Green Construction Code Section 101.3, exception 4 shall be deleted. 2.2012 International Green Construction Code Section 301.1.1 shall be deleted. 3.2012 International Green Construction Code Chapter 6 shall be an optional chapter. The 2012 InternationalEnergy Conservation Code shall be used, but not both or portions of both. Section 4. General Ordinance Provisions a.Interpretation In interpreting this ordinance and its application, the provisions of these regulations shall be held to the minimum requirements for the protection of public health, safety and general welfare as determined by the Building Official. b.Conflict Where there is conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement shall be applicable. Where, in any specific case, different sections of the code specify different materials, methods of construction or other requirements, the most practical requirement to meet the intent of the code shall govern. The provisions of this code shall not be deemed to nullify any provisions of local, state or federal law. Section 5. Ordinance Placement. a.12-41 The City Council approved this ordinance on September 23, 2013.