As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CITY
The City of Yonkers and its departments, offices, including
the Yonkers City School District.
COMMISSIONER
The Commissioner of the Yonkers Department of Housing and
Buildings.
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COVERED PROJECT
All construction projects, involving nonresidential developments
of greater than 15,000 square feet or residential developments with
more than 25 units, including those projects on City-owned real property,
which meet the terms of Subsection A or B of this definition:
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A.
The City is the record owner of said real property including
land and/or buildings or related improvements which are used for municipal
or school purposes; and
B.
Which involve new construction, or renovation of an existing
building or the expansion of an existing building, provided that this
chapter shall apply only to the extent of the improvements:
(1)
Necessary for the renovation or rehabilitation of a portion
of an existing building; or
(2)
Necessary for the expansion of an existing building, the applicable
green building standards shall apply only to such portion of an existing
building being renovated or rehabilitated or to the actual expansion
of the existing building respectively; and
(3)
Where such rehabilitation or renovation includes separate specifications
for the following four subdivisions of the work to be performed:
(b)
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning;
DEPARTMENT
The Department of Housing and Buildings.
[Amended 6-14-2022 by Ord. No. 5-2022]
PUBLIC BUILDING
Any real property and buildings and/or improvements thereon
owned by the City of Yonkers and used for municipal and public purposes.
YONKERS GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
The standards developed and approved by the Commissioner
designed to conserve natural resources, increase energy and efficiency
and improve indoor air quality.
The Commissioner shall implement the Yonkers Green Building
Standards within 30 days after passage of this legislation by the
Yonkers City Council. The Commissioner shall cause said standards
to be reviewed on an annual basis and provide an annual report to
the City Council.
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A. Green building standards. All covered projects entering the design
phase 90 or more days after the effective date of this legislation
shall be designed, constructed and certified to meet the Yonkers Green
Building Standards.
B. Exemptions. A covered project does not have to meet the Yonkers Green
Building Standard if the Commissioner determines that:
(1) There is no appropriate Yonkers Green Building Standard or comparable
standard for that type of building or renovation project. In such
case, the Department may set lesser green building standards that
are appropriate to the project.
(2) There is no practical way to apply the Yonkers Green Building Standard
to a particular building or renovation project. In that case, the
Department may set different green building standards that are appropriate
to the project.
C. Any determinations made by the Commissioner as to exemptions under
this section shall be detailed in writing and made part of the Department's
record.
All new nonresidential development site plan applications for
projects greater than 15,000 square feet and residential development
site plan applications for projects greater than 25 units shall include
a green buildings survey in a form to be approved by the Commissioner.
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Any new nonresidential or residential development which includes
parking garages and/or parking lots with 10 or more parking spaces
shall provide either:
A. Panel capacity
and conduit for the future installation of minimum 208/240V forty-amp
outlets for at least 5% of the total parking spaces and not less than
two parking spaces; or
B. Minimum
208/240V forty-amp outlets for at least 5% of the total parking spaces
and not less than two parking spaces; or
C. The developer
may propose an alternative electric vehicle charging plan for approval
by the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Buildings or
his designee.