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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-102, entitled "Definitions," and creating a new Section 14-1631 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Green Building Design Standards," to require certain buildings to meet green building design standards, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHIILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 14-102 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Definitions", is hereby amended to add the following definitions, the existing definitions to be renumbered accordingly:
§14-102. Definitions.
In Chapters 14-100 through 14-1800 inclusive, the following general definitions shall apply:
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( ) Commission. The City Planning Commission.
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( ) Green Building. Structures and their surrounding landscapes designed, constructed, and maintained to decrease energy and water usage and costs, to improve the efficiency and longevity of building systems, and to decrease the burdens imposed on the environment and public health.
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SECTION 2. A new Section 14-1631 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Green Building Design", is hereby enacted, to read as follows:
§14-1631. Green Building Design
(a) Purposes.
The Council of the City of Philadelphia declares the purposes of this section as follows:
(1) To promote effective energy and environmental standards for construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of buildings in Philadelphia.
(2) To optimize the energy performance of buildings throughout Philadelphia.
(3) To increase the demand for environmentally preferable building materials, finishes and furnishings.
(4) To improve environmental quality in this City by decreasing the discharge of pollutants from buildings and their manufacture.
(5) To create public awareness of new technologies that can improve the health and productivity of building occupants by meeting advanced criteria for indoo...
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