City Council Agenda and Packet 1978 07 12

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ORDINANCE NO. 594 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN OF NEW NON- • RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND THE RENOVATION OF ANY NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING RESULTING IN A 50% INCREASE IN THE REPLACEMENT VALUE OF SAID STRUCTURE; ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THERETO THE COLORADO MOQEL ENERGY EFFICIENCY 9QNSTRUQTION Ari? RENOVATION STAND DS £Q$IIONRESIQENTIAL BUILDINGS OP THE BOARD FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARDS WITH THE AMENDMENTS AND DELETIONS THERETO AS SET OUT HEREIN. WHEREAS, during the 1977 Session of the Colorado State Legisla- tion, Senate Bill 432 concerning the establishment of energy efficiency construction and renovation standra for nonresidential buildings was adopted, and, • WHEREAS, this legislation directs that the governing body of all municipalities must adopt minimum energy efficiency construction and renovation standards for nonresidential buildings. SECTION 1. The Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended to add Chapter 15.16 and the following sections thereof to Title 15: 15. 16.010 Adoption Pursuant to Chapter 31, Article 16, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as amended, there is hereby adopted as a part of the Louisville Municipal Code and as the Energy Efficiency Construction and Reno- vation Standards for Nonresidential Buildings of the City of Louisville, by reference thereto, the Colorado Model Energy Efficiency Qonstrugtion .and Renovation Standards For Nonresidential Sul/dings, published by the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, 1525 Sherman Street, Suite 617, Denver, Colorado, to have the Rime force and effect as if set forth herein in every particular. The subject matter of the adopted code includes building design standards, standards for energy conser- vation and standards for reducing heat loss or gain relative to the construction or renovation of nonresidential structures.