The provisions of this chapter apply to buildings and building owners as follows:
A. All buildings owned by the City, that are not used for residential purposes, wastewater reclamation plants, or for heavy manufacturing purposes as defined in section 21A.62.040 of this Code, with three thousand (3,000) square feet or more of gross floor area; provided, however, no building with less than twenty two thousand (22,000) square feet of gross floor area shall be subject to the provisions of section 18.94.080 of this chapter.
B. All other governed buildings or campuses of buildings that are not used for residential purposes within Salt Lake City's geographic boundaries, where at least one of the buildings is comprised of at least twenty five thousand (25,000) square feet of gross floor area. To the extent a governed building contains elements or uses that are not included within the definition of a governed building under this chapter, the square footage of gross floor area of such elements or uses shall be excluded from the square footage of gross floor area of such building and shall not be considered a part of the governed building for purposes of this chapter.
C. Exemptions:
1. Governed buildings that are new construction and the Certificate of Occupation was issued less than two (2) years prior to the applicable deadlines; or
2. Governed buildings that do not have a Certificate of Occupation or temporary Certificate of Occupation for all twelve (12) months of the calendar year being benchmarked; or
3. Governed buildings where a full demolition permit has been issued for the prior calendar year, provided that demolition work has commenced, some energy-related systems have been compromised, and legal occupancy is no longer possible at some point during the calendar year being benchmarked; or
4. Governed buildings, including individual buildings or structures, that do not receive utility services; or
5. Any of the following: a property or building that is not assessed ad valorem real property taxes by Salt Lake County, houses of worship, apartments, agricultural storage facilities and greenhouses, buildings used for heavy manufacturing purposes as defined in section 21A.62.040 of this Code, oil and gas production facilities, buildings that contain movie/television/radio production studios, soundstages, broadcast antennae, data center, or trading floor that together exceed ten percent (10%) of gross floor area.
D. Governed buildings do not include properties owned by State or Federal government. (Ord. 45-17, 2017)