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2. Amend the Pleasanton Municipal Code to adopt a modified CALGreen, as appropriate, to incorporate basic green building design in new Downtown buildings, and in new buildings not located in Downtown which are currently exempt from the City's Green Building Ordinance. This would be consistent with state law as CALGreen is intended to set mandatory minimum standards for all new construction. The CALGreen basic measures are the minimum standard required by the state. Downtown Pleasanton is currently exempt from the Pleasanton Green Building Ordinance as are commercial buildings smaller than 20,000 square feet in size and residential structures smaller than Z000 square feet in size. 3. Amend the Pleasanton Municipal Code to adopt a modified CALGreen, as appropriate, to incorporate the current regulations on additions, and to continue to exempt historic structures. This would provide consistency with our current green building standards and be consistent with local historic preservation interests. Additions are exempt from CALGreen, whereas larger additions (e.g., residential additions greater than 2,000 square feet in size or commercial additions larger than 20,000 square feet in size) are subject to Pleasanton's Green Building Ordinance. 4. Amend the Pleasanton Municipal Code to incorporate CALGreen as the reference standard and repeal the current Green Building Ordinance (PMC 17.50). This would eliminate the references to the standards of the Build It Green TM Guidelines and the LEEDTM programs; and requires projects subject to green building to adhere to only one checklist. However, the proposed amendment still allows an applicant to use of LEEDTM or BIGTM rating programs to meet the proposed new standard (see number 5 below). 5. Adopt an alternative compliance option for an applicant to pay a verified third party rater for LEED /BIG certification (equivalent to or "greener" than CALGreen Tier 1) and be allowed to pursue the outside certification process as a substitute to the City's green building plan check review process and provide the City with proof of completion. Staff believes that certification through a third party rater (Build It Green TM Guidelines, the LEEDTM programs, or another approved program) would provide an acceptable level of confidence that the structure is achieving CALGreen Tier 1 or greener standards. Applicants may choose this option if 8 Historic structures are allowed to be exempt according to the State's Health and Safety Code. e Residential additions of any size to a home that was built within the last five (5) years is also subject the current Green Building Ordinance. PRZ -55, Green Building Planning Commission Page -5-