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shall approve the covered project for final building approval and/or issuance of an <br />occupancy permit. If the documentation submitted by the applicant as required by <br />Sections 17.50.070(c)(2) and 17.50.070(c)(3)reveak that the applicant has not made a <br />good faith effort to maintain the originally approved conservation and energy related <br />credits in the operation of the building, the Green Building Compliance Official may <br />require additional reasonable green building measures as authorized in Section <br />17.50.070(d)(3). <br />(3) Mitigation: If the Green Building Compliance Official determines <br />that the applicant has not complied with this Chapter, the Green Building Compliance <br />Official may require further reasonable green building measures to be employed in the <br />operation and maintenance of the covered project to mitigate the applicant's failure to <br />comply fully with this Chapter. Such mitigation measures may include, but are not <br />limited to, landscaping the covered project to decrease water and energy consumption, <br />use of energy efficient fixtures, including the use of energy efficient light bulbs, and <br />education of the building's occupants and owners regarding on-going energy and <br />resource savings techniques. <br />e. LEEDTM Certification: For covered projects that have voluntarily <br />registered with the U.S. Green Building Council with the intent to certify the building at <br />the "Certified" level or above, the Green Building Compliance Official may reduce the <br />scope of the City's compliance review. Depending on the timing of certification, the <br />documentation required by Sections 17.50.070(c)(1), 17.50.070(c)(2), and <br />17.50.070(c)(3)rnay be reduced or eliminated. <br />17.50.080 Hardship or Infeasibility Exemption. <br />a. Exemption: If an applicant for a covered project believes that <br />circumstances exist that make it a hardship or infeasible to meet the requirements of this <br />Chapter, he or she may apply for an exemption as set forth below. In applying for an <br />exemption, the burden is on the applicant to show hardship or infeasibility. <br />12 <br />