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ATTY/RESO.0062/CC RESO APPROVING UPDATED GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS REV: 09-18-24 VR Page 2 of 3 EXHIBIT A GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS The following design standards shall apply to all new commercial and residential buildings and all substantial commercial remodels except as noted: A. DEFINITIONS 1. Commercial Building, Residential Building, New Building(s), and Substantial Commercial Remodeling are defined in Section 18.235 of the City Code. 2. Green Infrastructure (“GI”), C.3 Regulated Project, and Permanent Stormwater Pollution Prevention Measures (“PSPPM”) are defined in Section 27A.36 of the City Code. 3. Large Development shall be defined as a project that is any of the following: a) a subdivision of 5 or more parcels; b) a property with twenty (20) or more new dwelling units; c) a new commercial property with fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of new floor area; or d) some combination of dwelling units and new square footage that would exceed the above thresholds. B. NEW BUILDINGS The construction of any new Commercial Building or new Residential Building, in addition to C.3 Regulated Projects, shall be required to install PSPPM for the entire property except as follows: 1. The construction of a new Accessory Dwelling Unit, as defined in Zoning Ordinance Article 37, is exempt from PSPPM requirements, unless the Accessory Dwelling Unit is constructed at the same time as a new Residential Building, or the property falls into another category that requires the installation of PSPPM. 2. New Residential Buildings that consist solely of affordable housing (including extremely low-, very low-, low-, and moderate-income households) shall not be required to install PSPPM unless they meet the definition of a C.3 Regulated Project. 3. If Commercial Buildings exist within a property that has not previously been required to install PSPPM, the development of any new Commercial Building shall require installation of PSPPM for a percentage of the site equal to the ratio of new building to existing building floor area.