Sec. 6-204. Violations.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or
failing or neglecting or refusing to obey any order or notice of
the police department issued hereunder shall be subject to a
penalty as provided in section 6-1.
(Ord. No. 165-10/11, 4-4-11)
ARTICLE X. ENERGY BENCHMARKING
6-205. General.
The energy and water use of municipal and covered buildings
shall be benchmarked in accordance with this article.
(Ord. No. 67-16/17, 11-7-2016)
6-206. Purpose.
To encourage efficient use of energy and water and to
reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, this ordinance requires
owners of Covered Properties and Municipal Properties to
annually measure and disclose energy usage to the Department.
Furthermore, this Ordinance will authorize the Department to
collect energy and water usage data to enable more effective
energy and climate protection planning by the City and others
and to provide information to the real estate marketplace to
enable its members to make decisions that foster better energy
performance.
(Ord. No. 67-16/17, 11-7-2016)
6-207. Applicability.
This Ordinance shall be applicable to all Municipal and
Covered Properties as defined in this Ordinance.
(Ord. No. 67-16/17, 11-7-2016)
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6-208. Definitions.
Benchmarking information shall mean information generated
by the Benchmarking Tool, as herein defined including
descriptive information about physical property and its
operational characteristics. The information shall include, but
need not be limited to:
(a) Property address;
(b) Primary use type;
(c) Gross floor area;
(d) Site Energy Use Intensity (EUI) as defined in this
section;