Proposed amendments to the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance

That the proposed amendments to the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance

be further amended as follows: 8.67.10 DEFINITIONS (20) "Hardship Compliance Plan” shall mean a detailed compliance plan to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, based on an energy audit or similar assessment, that a Covered Property Owner may propose for approval by the Review Board to address hardship at a Covered Property.

Such hardship may include, but not be limited to, financial distress, ownership structure consisting of individual nonresidential Condominiums, hospitals and large health/elder care facilities, houses of worship, limitations in securing sufficient grid electrical service when it is needed, and limitations due to historic designation or other regulatory designation of the Covered Property that hinders it from compliance with 8.67.100.

The Assistant City Manager for Community Development shall promulgate regulations pursuant to 8.67.130 that establish minimum requirements for the emissions reductions achieved by Hardship Compliance Plans and the length of time for which they may be approved.