CHAPTER 13
GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE

SECTION:

9-13-1: Purpose

9-13-2: Code Adopted

9-13-3: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 101.1, Title

9-13-4: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 101.2 (2.3), General

9-13-5: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 101.3, Scope

9-13-6: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Add Section 101.3.1 (2.2), Applicability

9-13-7: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 101.4.1 (4.1 And 4.2), Compliance

9-13-8: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Add Section 101.4.1.1, Jurisdictional Options

9-13-9: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Add Table 101.4.1.1, Requirements Determined By The Jurisdiction

9-13-10: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 101.4.4 (4.1.3), Informative Appendices

9-13-11: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 102.4, Referenced Codes And Standards

9-13-12: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 102.6, Existing Structures

9-13-13: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 103.1, General

9-13-14: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment Add Section 103.5, Stop Work Order

9-13-15: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 104.1, Information On Construction Documents

9-13-16: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment Section 105.6, Approved Programs

9-13-17: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 108, Board Of Appeals, And 108.1, General

9-13-18: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 108.2, Limitations On Authority

9-13-19: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 108.3, Qualifications

9-13-20: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment Add Sections 110, Violations, And 110.1, General

9-13-21: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment Add Sections 111, Incentives, And 111.1, General

9-13-22: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment Add Sections 112, City Buildings, And 112.1, General

9-13-23: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 301.1 (3.1), Definitions, Abbreviations, And Acronyms, General

9-13-24: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Add Exception To Section 501.3.1.1 (5.3.1.1), Allowable Sites

9-13-25: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 501.3.1.2 (5.3.1.2), Prohibited Development Activity

9-13-26: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 501.3.2 (5.3.2), Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan And Predesign Site Inventory And Assessment

9-13-27: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 501.3.3.2 (5.3.3.2), Greenfield Sites

9-13-28: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 501.3.4 (5.3.4), Stormwater Management

9-13-29: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 501.3.4.1 (5.3.4.1), Projects On Greenfields

9-13-30: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 501.3.4.2 (5.3.4.2), Projects On Greyfields

9-13-31: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 501.3.4.3 (5.3.4.3), Discharge Rate

9-13-32: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 501.3.4.4 (5.3.4.4), Adjoining Lots

9-13-33: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 501.3.4.5 (5.3.4.5), Discharges From Contaminated Soils

9-13-34: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 501.3.4.6 (5.3.4.6), Coal Tar Sealants

9-13-35: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 501.3.5.1 (5.3.5.1), Site Hardscape, Exception

9-13-36: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 501.3.8.1 (5.3.8.1), Building Site Waste Management Plan

9-13-37: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Add Section 601.1.1, Alternate On-Site Sources Of Water

9-13-38: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Add Section 601.1.2, Reclaimed Water

9-13-39: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 601.3.1.1 (6.3.1.1), Landscape Design

9-13-40: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 601.3.1.2 (6.3.1.2), Irrigation (Optional)

9-13-41: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 601.3.5.3 (6.3.5.3), Waste Connections

9-13-42: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 601.3.6 (6.3.6), Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Systems

9-13-43: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 601.3.7 (6.3.7), On-Site Reclaimed Water Treatment Systems

9-13-44: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 701.3.4 (7.3.4), Automated Demand Response (Optional)

9-13-45: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 701.4.1.1 (7.4.1.1), On-Site Renewable Energy Systems (Optional)

9-13-46: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 701.4.3.3 (7.4.3.3), Duct Leakage Tests

9-13-47: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 701.4.3.10.5 (7.4.3.10.5), Automatic Control

9-13-48: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Item C And Exceptions Of Section 701.4.6.5 (7.4.6.5), Parking And Outdoor Sales Lighting

9-13-49: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 701.4.7.5 (7.4.7.5), Refrigerated Display Cases

9-13-50: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 801.3.1.8 (8.3.1.8), Building Entrances, Exception #2

9-13-51: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 801.3.3 (8.3.3), Acoustical Control

9-13-52: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 801.3.4 (8.3.4), Soil-Gas Control

9-13-53: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 901.3.1.1 (9.3.1.1), Construction Waste Material Diversion

9-13-54: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 901.3.1.3 (9.3.1.3), Construction Material And Waste Management Plan

9-13-55: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 901.3.3 (9.3.3), Refrigerants

9-13-56: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 901.3.4 (9.3.4), Areas For Storage And Collection Of Recyclables And Discarded Goods

9-13-57: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 901.3.4.3 (9.3.4.3), Fluorescent And High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps And Ballasts

9-13-58: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Delete Section 901.3.4.4 (9.3.4.4), Electronics And Batteries

9-13-59: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Add Section 1001.1.1, Functional And Performance Testing Provider And Commissioning Provider

9-13-60: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Add Section 1001.1.2, Qualifications

9-13-61: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 1001.3.1.1.2.1 (10.3.1.1.2.1), Acoustical Field Measurement

9-13-62: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 1001.3.1.2.3 (10.3.1.2.3), CX Activities Prior To Building Occupancy, Item B

9-13-63: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 1001.3.1.3.4 (10.3.1.3.4), Final CX Report

9-13-64: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 1001.3.1.4 (10.3.1.4), Erosion And Sedimentation Control (ESC)

9-13-65: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Section 1001.3.1.9 (10.3.1.9), Soil-Gas Control

9-13-66: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Add Normative Appendix E With Table E101.1, Additional LEED Credit Points

9-13-67: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix H, Delete Section H401.2.3 (H4.2.3), Single-Rafter Roof Insulation

9-13-68: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix H, Delete Section H401.2.5 (H4.2.5), High-Speed Doors

9-13-69: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix H, Delete Section H401.2.7 (H4.2.7), Permanent Projections

9-13-70: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix H, Delete Section H401.2.10 (H4.2.10), Orientation

9-13-71: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix H, Section H401.3.3 (H4.3.3), Duct Leakage Tests

9-13-72: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix H, Delete Section H401.3.6 (H4.3.6), Exhaust Air Energy Recovery

9-13-73: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix H, Delete Section H401.5.3 (H4.5.3), Automatic Controls For Egress And Security Lighting

9-13-74: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix H, Delete Section H401.5.5 (H4.5.5), Parking And Outdoor Sales Lighting

9-13-75: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix H, Delete Section H401.5.6.2 (H4.5.6.2), Supermarket Heat Recovery

9-13-76: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix I, Section I101.1 (I1.1), Item D, Registration, Licensure, Or Certification Of A CX Provider

9-13-77: IGCC Green Construction Code Amendment, Informative Appendix J, Section J101.1, Residential Requirements Determined By The Authority Having Jurisdiction

9-13-1: PURPOSE:

The purpose of this Chapter is to establish provisions with increased sustainability components of buildings and sites beyond the minimum requirements of other adopted codes using prescriptive and performance related provisions. The provisions of this Chapter shall regulate the design of site sustainability, water use efficiency, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, materials and resources, and construction and plans for operation of high-performance green buildings to: reduce emissions from buildings and building systems; enhance occupant health and comfort; conserve water resources; protect local biodiversity and ecosystem services; promote sustainable and regenerative materials cycles; enhance building quality; enhance resilience to natural, technological, and human caused hazards; and support the goal of development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (Ord. 9-23, 3-7-2023)

9-13-2: CODE ADOPTED:

All rules, provisions, and ordinances applying to the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of the building systems, contained in book and in code form, designated and entitled "2018 International Green Construction Code" (IGCC) including all Normative Appendices, added Normative Appendix E, and Informative Appendices G (Informative References), H (Option for Energy Efficiency Using the IECC Prescriptive Compliance Path), I (Additional Guidance for Functional and Performance Testing (FPT) and the Commissioning (CX) Process) and J (Option for Residential Compliance Using the National Green Building Standard) published under the authority of the International Code Council, Inc., is ratified and adopted, except as said rules and provisions are hereby changed, altered and amended by this chapter. The 2018 edition of the International Green Construction Code, and amendments pursuant to this chapter, shall be known as the Green Construction Code of Boise City. One (1) copy of the 2018 International Green Construction Code shall be filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk. (Ord. 9-23, 3-7-2023)

9-13-3: IGCC GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE AMENDMENT, SECTION 101.1, TITLE:

   101.1 Title. Boise City Code Title 9, Chapter 13 shall be known as the Green Construction Code of Boise City, and hereinafter may be cited or referred to as "this Chapter" and "this code".

(Ord. 9-23, 3-7-2023)

9-13-4: IGCC GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE AMENDMENT, SECTION 101.2 (2.3), GENERAL:

Repeal section 101.2 (1) Purpose, including subsections, and replace with the following:

   101.2 (2.3) General. This code is voluntary for applicants unless agreed upon as a condition of approval under a Planning and Zoning approval process or under an agreed upon incentive program. This code is intended to provide minimum requirements to be used in conjunction with the other codes and standards adopted by the jurisdiction. The requirements in this code shall not be used to circumvent any applicable safety, health, or environmental requirements.

(Ord. 9-23, 3-7-2023)

9-13-5: IGCC GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE AMENDMENT, SECTION 101.3, SCOPE:

Repeal section 101.3 (2.) Scope, including subsections, and replace with the following:

   101.3 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the design, construction, addition, alteration, change of occupancy, relocation, replacement, repair, equipment, building site, maintenance, deconstruction, removal and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures and to the building site on which the building is located. Occupancy classifications shall be determined in accordance with the International Building Code (IBC).

(Ord. 9-23, 3-7-2023)