I am working on a 15,500 sq.ft kennel project in Cleveland, Ohio, that has a detached garage. 

The heated garage is over 1000 sq.ft and stores 10 vans used to drop off animals at the main building if needed. Parking for employees and visitors is separate and has been included in the LEED boundary + calculations.

I was wondering if the garage could be excluded from the LEED boundary/exempted from calculations since it does not have a direct connection to the primary function of the kennel?

Thanks in advance!