The program shall be administered using standards developed by the city for certification of retrofitting/ remodeling of existing residential units and standards developed by the Florida Green Building Coalition and the U.S. Green Building Council for certification of all other building certifications. These standards shall apply to each sub-program as follows:
(A) GHDS. For any program participant seeking program certification for new residential construction the program participant must satisfy all of the requirements associated with the current Green Home Designation Standard of the FGBC, including but not limited to, any monetary or certification requirements. For the purpose of this section of the program, "current" means at the time a program participant submits a project application form with the building inspection department. A set of standards developed by the city will be used for certification of residential retrofitting/remodeling.
(B) L.E.E.D. 2.2. For any program participant seeking program certification for new commercial/non-city construction or new municipal civic or office construction, the program participant must satisfy all of the requirements associated with the L.E.E.D. 2.2, including but not limited to any monetary or certification requirements.
(C) Review. For the purpose of this section of the program, a program participant shall be bound by the standard designated for a particular sub-program unless the program participant both requests to be certified under a more current version of a designated standard and the request is approved by the city department responsible for administering the particular program.
(Ord. 2007-40, passed 3-13-07)