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Home My WebLink AboutLL 1 of 2023 Amend Chapter 144 Energy Code Supplement TOWN OF ITHACA LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF THE YEAR 2023 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 144 TO THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE, TITLED “ENERGY CODE SUPPLEMENT” Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows: Section 1. Chapter 144 (Energy Code Supplement) of the Town of Ithaca Code is amended as follows: A. Section 144-302 (General definitions) is amended by replacing the “FLOOR AREA” and “MAJOR RENOVATIONS” definitions with the following definitions, and by adding a definition for “HEATING PLANT,” all reading as follows: “FLOOR AREA – The total floor surface of all levels as measured from the inside perimeter of the exterior or separation walls, exclusive of vent shafts, courts, and un-conditioned spaces.” “HEATING PLANT – One or more appliances that serve as the primary source of heating for the building or space, whether located in the building or not.” “MAJOR RENOVATION – Any construction or renovation to an existing structure, building, separated occupancy, tenant space, or unit under consideration, other than a repair or addition, that meets these two requirements: A. The WORK AREA exceeds seventy-five percent of the FLOOR AREA, and B. The proposed work involves two or more of the following: 1. Replacement or new installation of fifty percent or more of the rated capacity of the HEATING PLANT that serves the FLOOR AREA. Changes to air distribution, exhaust, or air conditioning systems are not considered renovations to the HEATING PLANT. 2. Construction that involves disassembly or uncovering of greater than fifty percent of the area of the above-grade portion(s) of the BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE that serves the FLOOR AREA. 3. Changes to lighting, including but not limited to new installation, replacement, relocation, or removal, of lamps, lighting, or other illumination fixtures throughout fifty percent or more of the FLOOR AREA. FLOOR AREA that is not currently lit, and is not proposed to be lit, shall not count toward the fifty percent calculation.” B. Section 144-C402.5.1 (OP1 Development density) and the two introductory sentences in Section 144-C402.5.2 (OP2 Walkability) are deleted and replaced with the following: “144-C402.5.1 OP1 Development density One point may be earned according to the requirements below. Adopted 2023-01-09 1 Restrictions: A maximum of three points total may be earned using up to two (maximum) of the following: OP1 Development Density, OP2 Walkability, and OP3 Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces. 144-C402.5.1.1 One point shall be earned if (DU + CA) > (7 x Acreage), where: DU = the number of all Residential dwelling units and/or sleeping units on the entire parcel occupied by the building CA = the FLOOR AREA of all Commercial space, measured in units of 1,000 square feet, on the entire parcel occupied by the building Acreage = the land area, measured in acres, of the entire parcel occupied by the building. 144-C402.5.1.2 DU shall include all dwelling units and/or sleeping units on the parcel occupied by the building, including those in existing buildings. CA shall include all Commercial space on the parcel occupied by the building, including that in existing buildings. CA shall not include common areas serving only dwelling units or other Residential space. Acreage shall include all land area on the parcel occupied by the building. Example Calculation - for informational purposes only Mixed Use Development Residential units: 12 apartments  DU = 12 Commercial space: 10,000 sq ft  CA = 10 Parcel acreage: 1.5 acres  Acreage = 1.5 DU + CA = 12 + 10 = 22 7 x Acreage = 7 x 1.5 = 10.5 22 > 10.5 1 point may be earned. 144-C402.5.2 OP2 Walkability One point may be earned according to the requirements below. Restrictions: A maximum of three points total may be earned using up to two (maximum) of the following: OP1 Development Density, OP2 Walkability, and OP3 Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces.” C. The two introductory sentences in Section 144-C402.5.3 (OP3 Electric vehicle parking spaces) are deleted and replaced with the following: “144-C402.5.3 OP3 Electric vehicle parking spaces Up to two points may be earned for installing ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING SPACE(s) and related infrastructure that meet the requirements of this subsection. Restrictions: A maximum of three points total may be earned using up to two (maximum) of the following: OP1 Development Density, OP2 Walkability, and OP3 Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces.” D. Table 144-C402.5.3.1 (1) (Required Number of Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces) and Table 144-C402.5.3.1 (2) (Sample Calculation for required number of EV Parking Spaces) are deleted and replaced by the following tables: Adopted 2023-01-09 2 Residential SpaceCommercial Space Sample Calculation # of EV Spaces # of EV Spaces # of EV Spaces# of EV Spaces Number ofArea in units 44,300 sq ft mixed-use building. 26 Dwelling Units (DU) and 6,000 sq ft Commercial Area (CA). Required for Required for Required for Required for Dwelling of 1,000 Sq. Residential PortionResidential PortionCommercial PortionCommercial Portion Units (DU)Ft (CA) To earn one point 1 pt2 pt1 pt2 pt .... SR = \[(0.13 × 26) + 1\] ÷ 1.853 1 to 6NA1512 SR = (3.38 + 1) ÷ 1.853 7 to 12121024 SR = 4.38 ÷ 1.853 = 2.364 13 to 18231535 2.364 EV spaces are required for Residential portion 19 to 24242047 25 to 27352548 SC = 0.151 × 6 28 to 353630510 SC = 0.906 36 to 424735611 0.906 EV spaces are required for Commercial portion 43 to 494840713 ST = SR + SC rounded up The numbers listed above are examples.The numbers listed above are examples. ST = 2.364 + 0.906 = 3.27, round up For 1 to 24 Dwelling Units:For all building sizes use the equation: 4 EV spaces are required for the building to earn one point. EV Spaces required for each point SR = 0.081 × DUEV Spaces required for each point SC = 0.151 × CA To earn two points For 25 or more Dwelling Units: SR = 2.364 × 2 = 4.728 ×÷ SR = \[(0.13 DU) + 1\] 1.853 SC = 0.906 × 2 = 1.812 ST = SR + SC rounded up Complete calculations for Residential and Commercial space separately, add results, then round up to the nearest whole ST = 4.728 + 1.812 = 6.54, round up number. SR + SC = ST (Total EV Parking Spaces required). To calculate how to earn two points, refer to Table 7 EV spaces are required for the building to earn two points. C402.5.3.1(2) or Table R502.5.3.1(2) Sample Calculation for required number of EV Parking Spaces. Adopted 2023-01-09 3 Commercial Compliance Summary for Easy Path/Prescriptive Path Projects must earn at least 12 points E. The table in Section 144-C404.5 (Changes in 2023 to Summary Table for Prescriptive Cate- Compliance Path/Easy Path) is deleted and replaced by the following table: ImprovementPoints Details gory EFFICIENT ELECTRIFICATION Heat pumps for space 4 points for air source heat pumps. EE14 - 6 heating 6 points for ground source heat pumps. Heat pumps for service 2 points for water heating systems that use heat pumps. EE22 water heating Available to hotels and restaurants only. 6 points for electric cooking equipment in restaurants and other Commercial cooking EE36 food service buildings. Prerequisite: no fossil fuel use in the electrification building. AFFORDABILITY IMPROVEMENTS Up to 2 points for smaller room sizes. Available for Hotel and AI1Smaller building/room size1 - 2 Residential portions only. Heating systems in heated AI21 1 point for installing heating systems in directly heated spaces. space 1 point if exterior surface area divided by directly heated floor AI3Efficient building shape1 area is less than the maximum allowed value. 1 point for reducing overlighting and implementing other AI4Right-lighting1 lighting improvements. Modest window-to-wall 1 point for overall window-to-wall ratio less than 20% AI51 ratio(individual spaces may exceed 20%). RENEWABLE ENERGY Up to 6 points for on-site or off-site renewable electric systems RE1Renewable energy systems1 - 6 Adopted 2023-01-09 4 or on-site renewable thermal systems. RE2Biomass systems3 3 points for biomass space heating systems. OTHER POINTS 1 point for achieving sufficient development density on the OP1Development density1 building parcel. A maximum of three points total may be earned for points OP1, OP2, and OP3 combined. 1 point if the building meets the walkability criteria. A OP2Walkability1 maximum of three points total may be earned for points OP1, OP2, and OP3 combined. Up to 2 points for installing EV parking spaces and related Electric Vehicle Parking OP31 - 2 infrastructure. A maximum of three points total may be earned Spaces for points OP1, OP2, and OP3 combined. OP4Adaptive reuse1 1 point for substantial re-purpose of existing building. OP5Meet NY Stretch Code1 1 point for complying with NYStretch Energy Code Custom energy OP61 - 2 Up to 2 points for reduction in energy use. improvement F. Section 144-R502.5.1 (OP1 Development density) and the two introductory sentences in Section 144-R502.5.2 (OP2 Walkability) are deleted and replaced with the following: “144-R502.5.1 OP1 Development density One point may be earned according to the requirements below. Restrictions: A maximum of three points total may be earned using up to two (maximum) of the following: OP1 Development Density, OP2 Walkability, and OP3 Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces. 144-R502.5.1.1 One point shall be earned if (DU + CA) > (7 x Acreage), where: DU = the number of all Residential dwelling units and/or sleeping units on the entire parcel occupied by the building CA = the FLOOR AREA of all Commercial space, measured in units of 1,000 square feet, on the entire parcel occupied by the building Acreage = the land area, measured in acres, of the entire parcel occupied by the building. 144-R502.5.1.2 DU shall include all dwelling units and/or sleeping units on the parcel occupied by the building, including those in existing buildings. CA shall include all Commercial space on the parcel occupied by the building, including that in existing buildings. CA shall not include common areas serving only dwelling units or other Residential space. Acreage shall include all land area on the parcel occupied by the building. Example Calculation - for informational purposes only Mixed Use Development Residential units: 12 apartments  DU = 12 Commercial space: 10,000 sq ft  CA = 10 Parcel acreage: 1.5 acres  Acreage = 1.5 DU + CA = 12 + 10 = 22 7 x Acreage = 7 x 1.5 = 10.5 22 > 10.5 1 point may be earned. 144-R502.5.2 OP2 Walkability One point may be earned according to the requirements below. Restrictions: A maximum of three points total may be earned using up to two (maximum) of the following: OP1 Development Density, OP2 Walkability, and OP3 Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces.” G. The two introductory sentences in Section 144-R502.5.3 (OP3 Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces) are deleted and replaced with the following: “Up to two points may be earned for installing ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING SPACE(s) and related infrastructure that meet the requirements of this subsection. Restrictions: A maximum of three points total may be earned using up to two (maximum) of the following: OP1 Development Density, OP2 Walkability, and OP3 Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces.” Adopted 2023-01-09 5 Residential SpaceCommercial Space Sample Calculation # of EV Spaces # of EV Spaces # of EV Spaces# of EV Spaces Number ofArea in units 44,300 sq ft mixed-use building. 26 Dwelling Units (DU) and 6,000 sq ft Commercial Area (CA). Required for Required for Required for Required for H. Table 144-R502.5.3.1 (1) (Required Number of Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces) and Dwelling of 1,000 Sq. Table 144-R502.5.3.1 (2) (Sample Calculation for required number of EV Parking Spaces) are Residential PortionResidential PortionCommercial PortionCommercial Portion deleted and replaced by the following tables: Units (DU)Ft (CA) To earn one point 1 pt2 pt1 pt2 pt .... SR = \[(0.13 × 26) + 1\] ÷ 1.853 1 to 6NA1512 SR = (3.38 + 1) ÷ 1.853 7 to 12121024 SR = 4.38 ÷ 1.853 = 2.364 13 to 18231535 2.364 EV spaces are required for Residential portion 19 to 24242047 25 to 27352548 SC = 0.151 × 6 28 to 353630510 SC = 0.906 36 to 424735611 0.906 EV spaces are required for Commercial portion 43 to 494840713 ST = SR + SC rounded up The numbers listed above are examples.The numbers listed above are examples. ST = 2.364 + 0.906 = 3.27, round up For 1 to 24 Dwelling Units:For all building sizes use the equation: 4 EV spaces are required for the building to earn one point. EV Spaces required for each point SR = 0.081 × DUEV Spaces required for each point SC = 0.151 × CA To earn two points For 25 or more Dwelling Units: SR = 2.364 × 2 = 4.728 ×÷ SR = \[(0.13 DU) + 1\] 1.853 SC = 0.906 × 2 = 1.812 ST = SR + SC rounded up Complete calculations for Residential and Commercial space separately, add results, then round up to the nearest whole ST = 4.728 + 1.812 = 6.54, round up number. SR + SC = ST (Total EV Parking Spaces required). To calculate how to earn two points, refer to Table 7 EV spaces are required for the building to earn two points. C402.5.3.1(2) or Table R502.5.3.1(2) Sample Calculation for required number of EV Parking Spaces. Adopted 2023-01-09 6 Residential Compliance Summary for Easy Path/Prescriptive Path Projects must earn at least 12 points I. The table in Section 144-R504.5 (Changes in 2023 to Summary Table for Prescriptive Cate- Compliance Path/Easy Path) is deleted and replaced by the following table: ImprovementPoints Details gory EFFICIENT ELECTRIFICATION Heat pumps for space 6 points for air source heat pumps. EE16 - 10 heating 10 points for ground source heat pumps. Heat pumps for service EE22 2 points for water heating systems that use heat pumps. water heating 6 points for electric cooking equipment in restaurants and other Commercial cooking EE36 food service buildings. Prerequisite: no fossil fuel use in the electrification building. Residential cooking and 2 points for electric stoves and ventless heat pump clothes EE42 clothes drying electrification dryers. Prerequisite: no fossil fuel use in the building. AFFORDABILITY IMPROVEMENTS Up to 2 points for smaller room sizes. Available for Hotel and AI1Smaller building/room size1 - 2 Residential portions only. Heating systems in heated AI21 1 point for installing heating systems in directly heated spaces. space 1 point if exterior surface area divided by directly heated floor AI3Efficient building shape1 area is less than the maximum allowed value. Modest window-to-wall 1 point for overall window-to-wall ratio less than 20% AI51 ratio(individual spaces may exceed 20%). RENEWABLE ENERGY Up to 6 points for on-site or off-site renewable electric systems RE1Renewable energy systems1 - 6 Adopted 2023-01-09 7 or on-site renewable thermal systems. RE2Biomass systems5 5 points for biomass space heating systems. OTHER POINTS 1 point for achieving sufficient development density on the OP1Development density1 building parcel. A maximum of three points total may be earned for points OP1, OP2, and OP3 combined. 1 point if the building meets the walkability criteria. A OP2Walkability1 maximum of three points total may be earned for points OP1, OP2, and OP3 combined. Up to 2 points for installing EV parking spaces and related Electric Vehicle Parking OP31 - 2 infrastructure. A maximum of three points total may be earned Spaces for points OP1, OP2, and OP3 combined. OP4Adaptive reuse1 1 point for substantial re-purpose of existing building. OP5Meet NY Stretch Code2 2 points for complying with NYStretch Energy Code Custom energy OP61 - 2 Up to 2 points for reduction in energy use. improvement Section 2. In the event that any portion of this law is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such declaration of invalidity. Section 3. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its filing with the New York State Secretary of State. Adopted 2023-01-09 8