Our project is located in a small, tight suburban lot. The only landscape requirements within the zoning information is that A) 5% of the parking lot must be landscaped, B) any retention areas must be landscaped (not within our site boundary) and C) the landscape setbacks must be landscaped (also not within our site boundary.) Basically our landscaped area = 20% of our parking lot paved area. We think this meets the requirement for SSc5.2, BUT are worried that LEED will make us use the 20% of the site area. Which we do not meet - we are currently landscaped 12% of our site area. But if we follow our 5% zoning number we are eligible for the credit and also eligible for the exemplary performance. Any advice here?

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Devon Bertram

Sustainability Manager

YR&G

LEEDuser Basic Member

151 thumbs up

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 22:33

Kathleen, I think LEED would require 20% of your site area to be open space. Does the project achieve SSc2? Remember you can also use pedestrian hardscape as part of the open space as long as at least 25% of that open area is vegetated.

Manny Iglesia

LEED BD+C O+M

Carde Ten Architects

LEEDuser Basic Member

74 thumbs up

Wed, 12/07/2011 - 18:39

Kathleen, write a narrative explaining your case and have it titled "Read this first." As always, it catches the attention on the Reviewer before jumping into any conclusion and bringing up requirements. If you think you satisfy the zoning requirements, provide the Reviewer a link to a website were he/she can verify your claim. If no website, provided zoning code section. Or, if non is available at that time, submit it anyway and let it be reviewed. Then you'll know what to provide.

Ashley Hu

Jr. Sustainable Building Advisor

Perkins+Will

LEEDuser Basic Member

8 thumbs up

Wed, 11/22/2017 - 01:58

Hi Kathleen, I was just wondering how the review went. Thank you!

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