GREEN BUILDING TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Denver Revised Municipal Code ch. 10, art. XIII, div. 2

in effect

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 10-316 Creation and composition; terms; and officers.

Sec. 10-316. - Creation and composition; terms; and officers. (a) Creation and composition. There is hereby created a green building technical advisory committee. The committee consists of thirteen (13) members, all appointed by the mayor, except for the members in subsection (1) below, as follows: (1) A representative from the department of community planning and development's building permitting and inspections services agency, a representative from the department of community planning and development department's landmark preservation staff, a representative from the office of climate action, sustainability, and resiliency, and a representative from the department of transportation and infrastructure, each of whom shall be appointed by their respective executive directors; (2) Representative(s) of the design sector; (3) Representative(s) of material and component manufacturers and suppliers sector; (4) Representative(s) of the construction sector; (5) Representative(s) of the research sector including, but not limited to, persons involved in green roof research and testing, water quality/capture research and testing or building energy efficiency in a professional academic institution, school of engineering or architecture; (6) Representative(s) of the green roof industry sector; (7) Representative(s) of the renewable energy industry sector; (8) Representative(s) of the energy efficiency industry sector; and (9) Water quality/capture requirements expert(s). (b) Terms. (1) Committee members shall serve for a period of three (3) years, with terms to be staggered by initially appointing three of the mayoral appointed members for three-year terms, another three of the mayoral appointed members for two years, and the remaining mayoral appointees for one year. Initial terms shall be set by the mayor. (2) Committee members may be re-appointed for successive terms. (3) The committee members from subsection (a)(1) above shall not be subject to the term requirements of this subsection (b). (c) Officers. The mayor shall appoint a chairperson among the committee members to preside over the committee for a three (3) year term. (Ord. No. 1134-18, § 1, 10-29-18; Ord. No. 39-20, § 18, 2-3-20; Ord. No. 1177-19, § 9, 11-18-19)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 10-317 Meetings.

Sec. 10-317. - Meetings. The committee must meet at the call of the executive directors of CPD or CASR, or their designees, and consider the matters set out in an agenda prepared by the executive directors, or their designees. (Ord. No. 1134-18, § 1, 10-29-18; Ord. No. 1177-19, § 10, 11-18-19; Ord. No. 543-23, § 6, 6-5-23)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 10-318 Powers and duties.

Sec. 10-318. - Powers and duties. The general purpose of the committee is to render advice and recommendations to the executive directors of CPD and CASR regarding green building standards. The specific powers and duties of the committee are: (a) Reviewing technical issues relating to the implementation of vegetative roof construction standard contained in the rules and regulations; (b) Considering possible amendments to any vegetative roof construction standards; (c) Reviewing the consistency of the vegetative roof standards with objectives in the Denver Building Code and Denver Fire Code; (d) Periodically reviewing rules and regulations; (e) Reviewing annual reports of the energy program; and (f) Reviewing projects that request to use an equivalent certification program as allowed in section 10-301(a)(2)e or 10-302(a)(2)c, and making a recommendation to the building official. (Ord. No. 1134-18, § 1, 10-29-18; Ord. No. 1177-19, § 11, 11-18-19; Ord. No. 543-23, § 7, 6-5-23)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 10-319 Staffing and administrative support.

Sec. 10-319. - Staffing and administrative support. Staffing and administrative support for the committee shall be provided by CPD. (Ord. No. 1134-18, § 1, 10-29-18)

Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH10BUBURE_ARTXIIIGRBU_DIV2GRBUTEADCOFetched: 10/27/2026