(3) A new Covered Property that has not accumulated twelve
(12) months of energy and water use data by the first
applicable date following occupancy for inputting
Energy and Water use into the Benchmarking Tool shall
comply with this Ordinance by May 1 the following
year.
(Ord. No. 67-16/17, 11-7-2016; Ord. 105-18/19, 11-19-2018; Ord. No. 286-
18/19, 7-15-2019)
6-210. Notification Of Covered Properties.
Between September 1 and December 1 of each year that
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Benchmarking is required under Section 6-209 above, the City
shall notify Owners of Covered Properties of their obligation to
input Energy and Water use into the Benchmarking Tool. By
January 15 of each year, the City shall post the list of the
addresses of Covered Properties on a public website.
(Ord. No. 67-16/17, 11-7-2016; Ord. 105-18/19, 11-19-2018)
6-211. Qualifications of Benchmarkers.
The City Manager or his or her designee, including but not
limited to the Department, may establish certification and/or
licensing requirements for the users of Benchmarking Tools.
(Ord. No. 67-16/17, 11-7-2016; Ord. 105-18/19, 11-19-2018)
6-212. Disclosure And Publication Of Benchmarking Information.
(a) Owners shall annually provide Benchmarking information
to the Department, in such form as established by the
Department, by the date provided by the schedule in Section V.
(b) An exemption from this reporting requirement for any
current reporting period may be granted if:
(1). The Owner demonstrates to the Department that he or
she has been unable to obtain tenant authorization to
obtain tenant utility data, despite a good faith
effort to obtain such consent; or