RE: Project Boundary and Parking (relating to SSc4.4)The CIR Ruling for Administrative Inquiries, dated 3/30/2005, states that "It is permissible to set the LEED project boundary to exclude portions of the site as is reasonable in complicated scenarios [such as distinctly managed LEED and Non-LEED projects which share the same site]..."Parking adjacent to the LEED project is strictly dedicated to vehicles that are not commuting vehicles. No commuting vehicles can park on this site.Is it acceptable to exclude parking that is adjacent to the LEED site if this parking is not being used by FTE\'s occupying the LEED building?The parking spaces in question will be used by transient service vehicles or visitors that work off-site or in other buildings. We are planning to achieve our transportation LEED credits through a satellite parking plan (CIR Ruling for SS Cr. 4.4, dated 7/06/2005).
It is unclear whether the parking lot in question is previously existing or newly constructed for this project. If it is an existing lot that is not part of the project, then the LEED boundary does not have to include it.If the parking lot is part the project, then the LEED boundary must include it. As allowed by the 7/6/05 credit ruling, Credit 4.4 can be achieved for this project via campus-wide achievement. However, the parking lot must comply with the requirements of other credits that you apply for (e.g. Site credits 1, 5, 6, 7.1, and 8).