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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)
Slide 5 Charles County Commissioner, EECBG Green Codes & Ordinance Briefing
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
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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