SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118631

• Record No: CB 118631
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118631
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 3/7/2016
• Ordinance No: Ord 125002
• Title: AN ORDINANCE requiring periodic building energy tune-ups for certain nonresidential buildings; adding a new Chapter 22.930 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Ordinance 124927, which adopted the 2016 Budget, changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
• Sponsors: Kshama Sawant
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Director's Report, 3. Building Energy Presentation, 4. Signed Ord 125002

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/10/2016	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
3/10/2016	1	Mayor	returned
3/10/2016	1	Mayor	Signed
3/8/2016	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
3/7/2016	1	City Council	passed	Pass
2/29/2016	1	City Council	postponed
2/25/2016	1	Energy and Environment Committee	pass	Pass
2/22/2016	1	City Council	referred
2/18/2016	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
2/4/2016	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
2/2/2016	1	City Clerk	sent for review
2/2/2016	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
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AN ORDINANCE requiring periodic building energy tune-ups for certain nonresidential buildings; adding a new Chapter 22.930 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Ordinance 124927, which adopted the 2016 Budget, changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle (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 2013 Seattle Climate Action Plan includes an action to require periodic retro-commissioning or building tune-ups for the largest and least efficient commercial and multifamily buildings; and
WHEREAS, building tune-ups help buildings to perform at optimum efficiency; and
WHEREAS, building tune-ups are on average shown to reduce energy consumption by 15 percent and provide short-term paybacks to owners; and
WHEREAS, as part of its 2013 Seattle Climate Action Plan, the City set a 2050 goal for reducing emissions from all commercial buildings by 45 percent from 2008 levels; and
WHEREAS, emissions tracking from 2008 to 2012 through a citywide greenhouse gas inventory shows the City is not currently on track in per-year energy reductions to meet these targets; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A new Chapter 22.930 is added to the Seattle Municipal Code as follows:
CHAPTER 22.930 BUILDING TUNE-UPS
22.930.010 Applicability
This Chapter 22.930 applies to all nonresidential buildings that are (1) equal to or larger than 50,000 square feet of floor area; and (2) are subject to Energy Benchmarking requirements in Section 22.920.010. For buildings with both residential and non-residential space uses, this Chapter 22.930 applies to non-resi...