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Board adds national green‑building option, urges city to lead by example
Summary
The board recommended adding the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) Silver with Energy Star as an alternate compliance path in local green‑building code; members also urged the City Commission to require city‑owned projects to meet the same standards and broaden accepted certification options.
Planning staff proposed a targeted text amendment to Article 7 (sustainability and resilience standards) to add the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) Silver certification, with Energy Star, as an acceptable compliance option for new construction already required to meet green‑building standards.
Board members broadly supported adding more accredited certification options beyond LEED and Florida Green Building Coalition, and several urged the City Commission to ‘lead by example’ by removing or narrowing the city’s existing waiver for city‑owned projects so municipal construction must meet the same standards as private projects. Staff noted the current code allows the city manager to waive requirements if compliance would create an unreasonable burden inconsistent with economic development goals; the board suggested a comment recommending the Commission reconsider that waiver authority.
On roll call the board recommended approval of the technical code change and forwarded a comment urging the city to adopt consistent standards for city projects.
