Oakland |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 15. BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION |
Chapter 15.35. GREEN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY BUILDING PROJECTS AND TRADITIONAL PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS |
Article II. Civic Bay-Friendly Landscaping Requirements for All City Of Oakland, Redevelopment Agency and Public-Private Partnership Projects That Include Landscaping |
§ 15.35.130. Definitions.
"Bay-Friendly Landscaping Scorecard" means the most recent version of the Bay-Friendly Landscaping points system originally developed by StopWaste.Org.
"Covered project" means any City, Redevelopment Agency or public-private partnership landscaping project with a cost of $100,000.00 or more (based on 2009 dollars and adjusted annually to the Building Cost Index published in the Engineering News-Record Magazine) and a size of 10,000 square feet or more.
"Initiated" means City and Redevelopment Agency projects that are officially identified and substantially funded; and, in the case of public-private partnerships, that have Council-approved agreements for development.
"Landscaping" means planted areas and associated hardscapes, exclusive of public streets and sidewalks.
"Landscaping project" means any new construction of, or renovation to, landscaping that is:
1.
On land or right-of-way owned by or leased to the City or Redevelopment Agency;
2.
Built by the City, Redevelopment Agency or public-private partnership; or
3.
Built as mitigation for a City, Redevelopment Agency or public-private partnership project.
"Public-private partnership" means any formal agreement between the City or Redevelopment Agency and a third party for the purpose of jointly conducting a landscaping project.
"Renovation" means any change, addition or modification to an existing landscaping.
(Ord. No. 12950, § 1, 7-7-2009)