Amending Section 9-3402 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Benchmarking Energy and Water Use", to expand the buildings for which the benchmarking and reporting of energy and water usage data is required, all under certain terms and conditions.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 9-3402 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS.
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CHAPTER 9-3400. ENERGY CONSERVATION.
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§ 9-3402. Benchmarking Energy and Water Use.
(1) Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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Covered Building. [Either of the following:
(i) Any commercial building with indoor floor space of 50,000 square feet or more.
(ii) All commercial portions of any mixed-use building where a total of at least 50,000 square feet of indoor floor space is devoted to any commercial use.]
Any building with indoor floor space of 50,000 square feet or more, except such buildings as the Office of Sustainability shall exempt by regulation.
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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on July 1st, 2015.
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A motion was made by Councilmember Reynolds Brown that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on the Environment. The motion carried unanimously.