Our project is located on a LEED ND. When designing the neighborhood, local zoning requirements were committed by a Development Plan which included open spaces all around the neighborhood. In fact, just crossing the street from our building there's a 2,640 sqf Plaza.
Is it possible to achieve SSc5.2 by demonstrating the proximity to this Plaza, although it is not part of our project site?
Thanks in advance for your response.
Ellen Mitchell
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December 7, 2012 - 11:11 am
I don't think that will work. The intent of SS5.2 is to minimize the building footprint and maximize the amount of open space within your project boundary. Unless this plaza was part of your scope and included in your LEED project boundary, I don't see how it would fulfill the intent of this credit.