CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION _________________
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A RESOLUTION requiring a schedule for periodic building tune-ups for City-owned facilities and directing the Office of Sustainability & Environment to develop guidelines for energy efficient asset preservation.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle (City) has adopted an ordinance mandating periodic building tune-ups for all nonresidential buildings 50,000 square feet and larger; and
WHEREAS, the City has a goal to become a carbon-neutral city by 2050 and has adopted a strategy for achieving this goal through Resolution 31447, adopting the 2013 Seattle Climate Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City desires that its own buildings be models of environmental and economic stewardship contributing to the City's goal to become a carbon-neutral City by 2050; and
WHEREAS, in 2013 the City passed Resolution 31491 adopting a City of Seattle Resource Conservation Management Plan and committing to reducing the energy use of City-owned buildings 20 percent from 2008 to 2020; and
WHEREAS, City leadership can serve as a model for the private market to demonstrate effective and efficient compliance with building tune-up requirements;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:
Section 1. This resolution shall apply to all City-owned buildings equal to or larger than 50,000 square feet, whether located within the City of Seattle or within another jurisdiction.
Section 2. For the initial building tune-up City-owned buildings shall adhere to the following compliance deadlines. Any exemptions for City-owned buildings under the Building Tune-Up Ordinance will be calculated based on these dates.
A. Buildings with non-residential uses of 200,000 square feet or larger shall comply by October 1, 2017.
B. Buildings with non-residential uses of at least 100,000 and less than 200,000 square feet shall comply by October 1, 2018. .
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