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17.50.030 government agency, municipality, in- dustry, public or private corporation, or any other entity that applies to the city for the applicable permits to undertake any covered project within the city. E. "Building" means any structure used for support or shelter of any use or occupancy, as defined in the Califor- nia Building Standards Code. F. "City" means the city of Pleasanton. G. "City sponsored project" means a building(s) primarily funded and spon- sored by the city or on city owned land. H. "Commercial project" means any retail, office, industrial, warehouse or service building(s) within city limits, which is not a city sponsored project, a residential project, or a mixed use pro- ject. I. "Conditioned space" means an en- closed space in a building that is pro- vided with a mechanical heating system that has a capacity exceeding ten (10) Btu/(hr. x ft.2), or is provided with a mechanical cooling system that has a capacity exceeding five (5) Btu/(hr. x ft.2), unless the space conditioning system is designed and thermostatically controlled to maintain a process envi- ronment temperature less than fifty five degrees Fahrenheit (55°F) or to main- tain aprocess environment temperature greater than ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F) for the entire space the system serves. J. "Construction" means the building of any structure or any portion thereof. K. "Covered project" means: 1) con- struction of any city sponsored project; 2) construction of any commercial pro- ject that includes twenty thousand (20,000) gross square feet or more of conditioned space; 3) renovation of any commercial project or city sponsored project that adds twenty thousand (20,000) gross square feet or more of additional conditioned space, but not a renovation project that consists solely of interior improvements to an existing building; 4) construction of any single- family residential project that is two thousand (2,000) square feet or more in size; 5) construction of any multifami- ly residential project; 6) construction of any mixed use project; 7) additions to residential projects where the addition is two thousand (2,000) square feet or greater; or 8) additions of any size to residential projects where the residen- tial project was less than two thousand (2,000) square feet when built and it has been less than five (5) years from the date the certificate of occupancy was issued. Covered projects do not include historic buildings or privately owned commercial or mixed use build- ings within the boundaries of the down- town specific plan (adopted March 5, 2002). L. "Green building" means a whole systems approach to the design, con- struction, and operation of buildings that helps mitigate the environmental, economic, and social impacts of build- ings. Green building practices recognize the relationship between natural and built environments and seek to mini- mize the use of energy, water, and other natural resources and provide a healthy, productive indoor environment. M. "Green building compliance offi- cial" means the director of planning and community development or his or her designee. 4']2_7 (Pleasanton June 2006)