Hello,
What does 'preproject' really mean?
Our project is located near a river. Currently there is one building with docks within 50 ft. of the water. Should we include this building in the project boundary or is it going to hurt us?
All new development will be well beyond the 100 ft. of water. So we should be good... right?!
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Eliot Allen
LEED AP-ND, PrincipalCriterion Planners
LEEDuser Expert
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February 28, 2017 - 12:16 pm
Sarah, the v2009 definition of 'preproject' still applies: "Before the ND project was initiated, but not necessarily before any development or disturbance took place. Preproject conditions describe the state of the project site on the date the developer acquired rights to a majority of its buildable land through purchase or option to purchase." Whether to include or exclude the riverfront building from your project boundary depends on compliance with Minimum Program Requirement 2, which requires inclusion of contiguous land that supports operation of the project, e.g. providing access to the riverfront. Also in the MPR, ND project boundaries are defined by platted property lines, so the riverfront building would have to be situated on its own platted parcel for the ND boundary to exclude it. If an existing building is on its own parcel and doesn't support project operations, the pros and cons of its inclusion can be judged in v4 Reference Guide Getting Started chapter Table 6, which reviews the applicability of credits to existing buildings.
Eliot