City of Gainesville - File #: 001835

• File #: 001835
• Version: 5
• Name: GAINESVILLE GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/14/2002
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 10/14/2002
• Title: GAINESVILLE GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM (B) ORDINANCE NO. 0-02-05 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, creating a new Section in Chapter 6, consisting of sections 6-5 through 6-15 inclusive; and adding said sections to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Gainesville, relating to the "Gainesville Green Building Program;" providing for definitions; providing for the intent and purpose of the Program; providing for designation of responsibility for the administration and implementation of the Program; providing for voluntary and mandatory participation in the Program; providing for scope of the program; providing for Program standards; providing for incentives to use the Program; providing for certification; providing for training; providing for review of the Program; providing for resolution of disputes; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/14/2002	5	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading, as revised (Ordinance)	Pass
9/23/2002	5	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
1/28/2002	4	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
12/3/2001	3	Community Development Committee	Approved as Recommended	Pass
7/9/2001	0	City Commission	Referred	Pass

title
GAINESVILLE GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM (B)

ORDINANCE NO. 0-02-05

An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, creating a new Section in Chapter 6, consisting of sections 6-5 through 6-15 inclusive; and adding said sections to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Gainesville, relating to the "Gainesville Green Building Program;" providing for definitions; providing for the intent and purpose of the Program; providing for designation of responsibility for the administration and implementation of the Program; providing for voluntary and mandatory participation in the Program; providing for scope of the program; providing for Program standards; providing for incentives to use the Program; providing for certification; providing for training; providing for review of the Program; providing for resolution of disputes; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
The Community Development Committee has worked with Gainesville Regional Utilities, Building Inspection and Community Development staff and the Conservation Clinic of the University of Florida, Levin College of Law to develop a local "green building" program for the City of Gainesville. The program was originally known as the "SmartBuilt Program." However, based on discussions in various committee meetings, staff proposes that the program now be called simply the "Gainesville Green Building Program." The Committee has hosted a workshop for additional community input on the program. For all non-city projects, the program would be a voluntary, incentive-based program run by the City of Gainesville and certified through a third party independent of the City of Gainesville, except that the standards would be required in most cases for all newly constructed City civic and office buildings. On January 28, 2002, the City Commi...