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In response to the stakeholders requests for a general cost analysis staff has <br /> prepared a cost analysis for a residential project and payback information for the <br /> energy measures being incorporated into residential and commercial projects <br /> (provided in Exhibit B). The cost impacts of CALGreen Tier 1 are equivalent to <br /> the City's existing green building ordinance. A few stakeholders also expressed <br /> a concern about "additional" green building conditions of approval being required <br /> above and beyond the City's green building ordinance during a given project's <br /> discretionary review process. The Commission may wish to consider this, by <br /> adding recommended local amendments to the Code for typical conditions of <br /> approval, such as the "photovoltaic ready" conditions, or by recommending that <br /> additional conditions not be required, which has been suggested by a few <br /> stakeholders. <br /> Climate Action Plan <br /> It is possible that Pleasanton's Green Building Ordinance /CALGreen may need <br /> to be further amended in early 2012 as a result of the Climate Action Plan study <br /> currently under preparation. The results of the Climate Action Plan are <br /> anticipated to be reviewed by the City Council later next year. Green building <br /> "incentives" will be proposed and considered as part of this process. <br /> IX. STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br /> Staff recommends that the Planning Commission review the information <br /> provided, consider staffs presentation, take public comments, provide initial <br /> feedback regarding the green building ordinance update, and direct staff to return <br /> to the next Planning Commission meeting for the formal consideration of this <br /> project. <br /> Staff Planner: Rosalind Rondash, Assistant Planner, 925.931.5607 or email: rrondash @ci.pleasanton.ca.us <br /> PRZ -55 Planning Commission Work Session <br /> Page - 8 - <br />