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Proposed Green Codes

& Ordinances

Charles County, Maryland

Energy Efficiency Conservation Block

Grant

exp U.S. Services, Inc.

July 17, 2012

Charles County Commissioner, EECBG Green Codes & Ordinance Briefing

June 20, 2011 – Contract awarded to exp U.S. Services, Inc. to prepare the Green Codes and Standards Study.

September 7, 2011 – Presentation to MD National Capital Building Industry Association (MNCBIA) on Green Codes and Standards Study and proposed code amendments.

February 28, 2012 – March 1, 2012 – Held Green Codes and Standards Workshop with Staff and Development Community. Held follow-up meeting with MNCBIA on

February 29, 2012.

GREEN CODES AND STANDARDS ADOPTION PROCESS

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June 15, 2012 – Final Draft of Green Codes and Standards Report provided to Planning & Growth Management Staff.

July 17, 2012 – Briefing to the County Commissioners on

the proposed Green Code Amendments.

GREEN CODES AND STANDARDS ADOPTION PROCESS (Cont.)

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Next Steps – Direction from the County Commissioners is

necessary to move forward on drafting Green Code

Amendments and begin public adoption process.

Purpose of EECBG Project

• Amend existing codes & ordinances

to remove barriers to sustainable

development

• Propose incentive programs and

mandatory code changes to drive

sustainability

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Purpose of EECBG Project (cont.)

• Feedback from Charles County, St.

Charles Companies & local building

community (MNCBIA)

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New Policies• LEED Certification for New County

Facilities

• ENERGY STAR Certification for

Existing County Facilities

• LEED Accredited Professionals on

County Inspection Team

LEED and the related logo is a trademark owned by the

U.S. Green Building Council and is used with

permission.

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Recommended Incentives

• Property Tax Credits for

Green Buildings

– LEED, ICC 700 or equivalent

certification

– Commercial and Residential

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Recommended Incentives (cont.)

• Expedited Plan Review and

Permitting

– Require LEED for projects in permit

expedite

• Reduction in Required Parking

– Provide electric car charging station

AND

– Provide carpool spaces OR bicycle

racks

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Proposed Code Changes

• Lighting

• Renewable Energy

• Stormwater

Management

• Site Design &

Planning

• Parking & Garages

• Roads /

Transportation /

Traffic

• Landscape &

Irrigation

• Building Materials

& Architectural

Design

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Lighting

• Prohibit

permanently

installed

incandescent

lamps

• Allow streetlights

within the County

Right of Way with

maintenance &

cost agreement

• Adopt Model

Lighting Ordinance

(using lumens/ft2

design basis)

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Renewable Energy• Reducing property

taxes on solar and

wind energy

projects

• Smaller setbacks

for solar fields

• Allow wind energy

systems to extend

above roof (even if

roof is at max

height)

• Allow installation of

small wind energy

devices on existing

towers/structures

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Stormwater

• Allow Environmental

Site Design (ESD)

stormwater

management

measures within the

buffer and Right of

Way (County not

responsible for

maintenance)

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Site Design & Planning

• Require street

trees between curb

and sidewalk

(Maryland native)

• Increase required

open space in

subdivisions

(including

neighborhood

parks)

• Encourage

connections

between adjoining

neighborhoods

• Reduced minimum

front setbacks

• Require pedestrian

connections within

business parks

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Parking & Garages• 2 vehicle max

carports

• Encourage under /

above ground

parking garages

• Plan for public

transit shelters

• Allow on-street

parking to count

towards required

parking

• Reduced parking

requirements for

areas served by

alternative

transportation

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Roads / Transportation / Traffic

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• Complete streets (cars, sidewalks, bike

lanes)

• Require all new approved business

districts to include a transit stop every ¼

mile

• Require bicycle parking in urban areas (or

fee in lieu to expand bicycle infrastructure)

Roads / Transportation / Traffic (cont.)

• Limit residential blocks within urban areas

to 800 ft

• Cul-de-sacs must have pedestrian or

bicycle through connection

• Sidewalks required on both sides of road

in certain areas

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Landscape & Irrigation• Remove invasive

plants, only native

vegetation allowed

• Limit irrigated area

to 50%

• Require street

trees at 40 ft

intervals in

subdivisions

• All new irrigation

systems must

have rain sensors

• Time of Day

restrictions for

irrigation (allowed

6pm-10am as in

La Plata), fines for

violating

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Building Materials & Architectural

Design

• Requiring reflective

roofs & 12”

overhangs on

eaves

• 10 ft walk-off mat

surface required at

main customer

entrances

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Next Step

•Proceed with drafting code changes

and begin the legislative adoption

process.

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Questions? Comments?

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Presented by:

Charles County Government

Department of Planning and

Growth ManagementP. O. Box 2150, LaPlata, MD 20646

(301) 645-0540

PGM/Planning Charles County

Government@charlescounty.org

www.charlescountymd.gov

Mission Statement

The mission of Charles County Government is

to provide our citizens the highest quality

service possible in a timely, efficient, and

courteous manner. To achieve this goal, our

government must be operated in an open and

accessible atmosphere, be based on

comprehensive long- and short-term planning,

and have an appropriate managerial

organization tempered by fiscal responsibility.

Vision Statement

Charles County is a place where all people

thrive and businesses grow and prosper;

where the preservation of our heritage and

environment is paramount, where government

services to its citizens are provided at the

highest level of excellence; and where the

quality of life is the best in the nation.

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The End

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