4117.03 - Definitions.
The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall be construed as defined in this section unless context indicates otherwise. All other definitions of this title shall apply. If there is a conflict between the definitions contained herein and those of C.C. 4101, the definitions contained herein shall apply to this chapter.
1.) "Aggregated Whole-Building Data" means energy or water data that has been summed for an entire Property, which may include a single occupant or a group of separately metered Tenants.
2.) "Benchmark" means to input and submit the total energy and water consumed for a Property and other descriptive information for such Property, for the previous calendar year, as required by the Benchmarking Tool. Total energy and water consumption shall not include separately metered uses that are not integral to building operations, as determined by the Director.
3.) "Benchmarking Report" means a subset of:
a. Information input into the Benchmarking Tool; and
b. Benchmarking information generated by the Benchmarking Tool, as determined by the Director.
4.) "Benchmarking Tool" means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® tool, or any additional or alternative tool adopted by the Director, used to track and assess the energy and water use of certain properties relative to similar properties.
5.) "Condominium" means a Property that combines separate Ownership of individual units with common Ownership of other elements such as common areas.
6.) "Covered City Property" means a Property that:
a. Exceeds 25,000 square feet in Gross Floor Area; and
b. Is owned by the City; or
c. Such that the City regularly pays all or the majority of the annual energy and/or water bills.
7.) "Covered Non-City Property" means a Property, other than a Covered City Property, that exceeds 50,000 square feet in Gross Floor Area.
8.) "Covered Property" means any Covered City Property or Covered Non-City Property.
a. Single family, duplex, and triplex residential homes and related accessory structures, or any other residential building with less than four units are not considered to be Covered Properties and are not subject to the requirements of this chapter.
b. Properties owned by the State of Ohio and Federal Government are expected to make reasonable effort to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
9.) "Data Quality Checker" means the function in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager that runs a set of basic data checks on properties to help identify possible data entry errors and to see whether a building differs from typical operational patterns.
10.) "Data Transparency" means information generated by the Benchmarking Tool and descriptive information about the physical Property and its operational characteristics, which is shared with the public. The information, as defined by the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager glossary, shall include, but is not limited to:
a. Descriptive information
i. Property address;
ii. Primary use;
iii. Gross Floor Area;
iv. Number of floors;
v. Number of years the Property has been ENERGY STAR Certified and the last approval date, if applicable; and
vi. Individual or entity responsible for the Benchmarking Report.
b. Output information
i. Site and source energy use intensity;
ii. Weather normalized site and source energy use intensity;
iii. The ENERGY STAR Score, where available;
iv. Total annual greenhouse gas emissions;
v. Monthly energy use, by fuel type;
vi. Indoor water use and water use intensity (consumption per gross square foot);
vii. Outdoor water use (where available);
viii. Total water use;
ix. The ENERGY STAR Water Score, where available; and
x. General comments section, if needed, to explain the building's ENERGY STAR Score and/or operating characteristics.
c. Status of compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of the ordinance.
11.) "Department" means the Department of Building & Zoning Services.
12.) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Building & Zoning Services or their designee.
13.) "Energy" means electricity, natural gas, steam, or other product sold by a Utility to a customer of a Property, or renewable on-site electricity generation, for purposes of providing heating, cooling, lighting, water heating, or for powering or fueling other end-uses as recorded in the Benchmarking Tool.
14.) "ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager" means the tool developed and maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to track and assess the relative energy performance of buildings.
15.) "ENERGY STAR Score" means the 1-100 numeric rating generated by the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool as a measurement of a building's energy efficiency.
16.) "Gross Floor Area" means the total Property area, measured between the outside surfaces of the exterior walls of the building(s). This includes all areas inside the building(s) including but not limited to lobbies, Tenant areas, common areas, meeting rooms, break rooms, atriums (count the base level only), restrooms, elevator shafts, stairwells, mechanical equipment areas, basements, and storage rooms.
17.) "Owner" means any of the following:
a. An individual or entity possessing title to a Property;
b. The board of the Owners' association, in the case of a Condominium;
c. The master association, in the case of a Condominium where the powers of an Owners' association are exercised by or delegated to a master association;
d. The board of directors, in the case of a cooperative apartment corporation; or
e. An agent authorized to act on behalf of any of the above.
18.) "Property" means any of the following:
a. A single building;
b. One or more buildings held in the Condominium form of Ownership, and governed by a single board of managers; or
c. A campus of two or more buildings which are owned and operated by the same party, have a single shared primary function, and are:
i. Behind a common Utility meter or served by a common mechanical/electrical systems (such as a chilled water loop) which would prevent the Owner from being able to easily determine the energy use attributable to each of the individual buildings; or
ii. Used primarily for one of the following functions:
1. K-12 school
2. Hospital
3. Hotel
4. Multifamily housing
5. Senior care community
19.) "Tenant" means a person or entity occupying or holding possession of a building, or part of a building or premises pursuant to a rental or lease agreement.
20.) "Utility" means an entity that distributes and/or sells natural gas, electric, water, or thermal energy services for buildings.
(Ord. No. 0452-2020, § 1, 3-16-2020)
