This chapter shall be known as the "Lower Makefield Township
Green Building Code."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BOARD
The Township of Lower Makefield Board of Supervisors.
BUILDING
A structure or facility used or intended to be used for supporting
or sheltering any occupancy of people, animals or property.
CERTIFICATION
The final designation awarded to a completed project which
is eligible to be included in the program and which satisfies all
applicable requirements of the program.
CONSTRUCTION
The process associated with the design, development, construction
and erection of any building.
CONTRACT
A contract for construction of a new Township building or
major renovation of an existing Township building between the Township
and a contractor.
CONTRACTOR
A person who enters into a contract with the Township.
CURRENT STANDARD
The LEED® standard in place at the time a project, eligible
to be included in the program, is formally authorized by the Board.
DECONSTRUCTION
The process associated with the demolition, destruction or
razing of an existing Township building.
EXISTING TOWNSHIP BUILDING
A building owned by the Township for which construction is
completed prior to or following enactment of this chapter.
FACILITY
All or a portion of buildings, structures, site improvements,
elements and pedestrian or vehicular routes located on sites where
the buildings or structures are located.
GREEN ADVANTAGE® CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR
A contractor who has received and currently holds a Green
Advantage® environmental certification for building-related practitioners,
which certification demonstrates knowledge of current green building
principles, materials, and techniques.
GREEN BUILDING
The resulting outcome of a design, construction or repair
which focuses on increasing the efficiency of the use of resources,
such as energy, water, and construction materials, while reducing
building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's
lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation,
maintenance, and removal.
GREEN BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR
The person who shall be responsible for administration and
enforcement of the terms and conditions of this chapter on any project.
The Director of Zoning, Planning and Inspections is designated as
the Green Building Administrator, unless other individuals and/or
entities are designated by the Board of Supervisors for said purpose
and all related tasks.
[Amended 4-10-2018 by Ord. No. 408]
LEED®
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, which is developed
by USGBC and is a rating system that measures how well a building
or community performs across the following metrics: energy savings,
water efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions reduction, improved indoor
environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity
to their impacts, its successor rating system or such other governing
standard then in effect.
LEED® AP
A LEED® accredited professional who shall advise each
project team in connection with LEED® issues, standards, and practices.
MAJOR RENOVATION
Any renovation, rebuilding, remodeling, repair, renewal or
any combination of the foregoing covering a gross floor area equal
to or greater than 2,500 square feet of the interior space of an existing
Township building.
NEW TOWNSHIP BUILDING
Any building owned by the Township and having a gross area
equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet for which construction
is authorized by the Township after the effective date of this chapter
and for which such construction has not been completed.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
Building operations, maintenance, processes, systems upgrades,
minor space-use changes, minor facility alterations or additions,
or any combination of the foregoing.
ORDINANCE
The "Lower Makefield Township Green Building Ordinance,"
dated November 4, 2009, as amended from time to time.
PROGRAM
The green building program established by this chapter.
PROJECT
Any construction, deconstruction, major renovation or operations
and maintenance project eligible for the program.
STRUCTURE
Any man-made object composed of a combination of materials
that is built or constructed with a permanent location or attached
to something that has a permanent location, on or in land or water,
whether or not affixed to land.
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
The process of environmentally sensitive, resource-efficient
site selection, preparation, design, construction, operation and maintenance
of buildings.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The use of resources that promote environmental responsibility,
economic vitality and the health and welfare of the residents of the
Township while preserving and enhancing these resources and benefits
for future generations.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Lower Makefield, County of Bucks, Pennsylvania.
USGBC
The United States Green Building Council, or its successor
organization or entity.
[Amended 9-6-2017 by Ord.
No. 405; 4-10-2018 by Ord. No. 408]
A. A certain document, three copies of which are on file with the Secretary
of the Township of Lower Makefield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, being
marked and designated as the current LEED Building Design and Construction
standard used for certification by USGBC for that building type as
published by the USGBC, and as such shall be amended, supplemented,
modified or updated from time to time, be and is hereby adopted as
the green construction and major renovations regulations of the Township
of Lower Makefield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for the regulation
and control of the construction of new Township buildings and major
renovations to existing Township buildings, each as herein provided;
and each and all of the requirements, provisions, conditions and terms
of said the current LEED Building Design and Construction standard
used for certification by USGBC for that building type are hereby
referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set forth
in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes,
if any, as prescribed and set forth in this chapter.
B. A certain document, three copies of which are on file with the Secretary
of the Township of Lower Makefield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, being
marked and designated as the current LEED Building Design and Construction
standard used for certification by USGBC for that building type as
published by the USGBC, and as such shall be amended, supplemented,
modified or updated from time to time, be and is hereby adopted as
the green building and construction regulations of the Township of
Lower Makefield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for the regulation and
control of operations and maintenance of new Township buildings during
and after the completion of construction and such segment(s) or portion(s)
of existing Township buildings which undergo major renovations as
herein provided; and each and all of the requirements, provisions,
conditions and terms of said the current LEED Building Design and
Construction standard used for certification by USGBC for that building
type hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully
set forth in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions
and changes, if any, as prescribed and set forth in this chapter.
Except as otherwise set forth in this chapter and as applicable
solely to buildings owned by the Township, this chapter shall not
eliminate, alter, modify, change or affect in any way the obligations
of the Township or any contractor under any laws, regulations, ordinances
or other requirements, each as amended, or their respective successors,
applicable to construction or buildings within the Township, including,
but not limited to, 53 P.S. § 65101 et seq. (Pennsylvania
Second Class Township Code); 62 Pa.C.S.A. § 3901 et seq.
(Contracts for Public Works); 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq.
(Pennsylvania Construction Code Act); 34 Pa. Code Part XIV (Uniform
Construction Code); and the Township Code, or their respective successor
statutes, regulations or ordinances.
All other provisions of the Township Code shall remain unchanged
and in full force and effect.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are in conflict with
other requirements in the laws and regulations of the United States,
Commonwealth, the County of Bucks or the Township Code, the most restrictive,
or those imposing the highest standards, shall govern.