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17.50.020 techniques into their projects. A number of local and national systems have been developed to serve as guides to green building practices. At the national level, the U.S. green building council, developer of the leadership in energy and environ- mental design (LEEDTM) commercial green building rating system and LEEDTM reference guide, has become a leader in promoting and guiding green building. F. Requiring certain commercial and city sponsored projects to incorporate LEEDTM green building measures is nec- essary and appropriate to achieve the benefits of green building. G. Health and Safety Code sections 18938 and 17958 provide that the Cali- fornia Building Standards Code establish building standards for all occupancies throughout the state. H. Many of the prerequisites and means of achieving credits under LEEDTM do not impact areas where state law has established building standards. The city further finds that, for specific projects, the applicant may believe that achieving the LEEDTM rating required by this chapter could require him or her to use otherwise unauthorized building standards, and accordingly, the city finds that it is ap- propriate to provide for an exemption from this chapter in such circumstances. (Ord. 1873 § 1, 2002) 17.50.030 Definitions: For the purposes of this chapter, certain words and terms used are defined as follows: A. "Applicant" means any individual, firm, limited liability company, associa- tion, partnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, indus- try, public or private corporation, or any other entity that applies to the city for the applicable permits to undertake any con- struction or renovation project within the city. B. "Building" means any structure used for support or shelter of any use or occu- pancy, as defined in the California Build- ing Standards Code. C. "City" means the city of Pleasanton. D. "City sponsored project" means any construction project primarily funded and sponsored by the city or on city owned land. E. "Commercial project" means any project, other than a city sponsored pro- ject, which is not residential. F. "Conditioned space" means an en- closed space in a building that is provided with a mechanical heating system that has a capacity exceeding 10 Btu/(hr. x ft.Z), or is provided with a mechanical cooling system that has a capacity exceeding 5 Btu/(hr. x ft.2) unless the space condition- ing system is designed and thermostatical- ly controlled to maintain a process envi- ronment temperature less than fifty five degrees Fahrenheit (55°F) or to maintain a process environment temperature greater than ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F) for the entire space the system serves. G. "Construction" means the building of any building or structure or any por- tion thereof. H. "Covered project" means all city sponsored construction projects and all commercial construction projects within the city that include twenty thousand (Pleasanton Apri12003) 472-6