We need some clarity on the timing of things.
As I understand it, these revisions were incorporated between the application being submitted in August and the updated application being submitted in October (and approved in November), based on feedback from the Planning Dept during that time (before the election, BTW). I don't believe these are new additions that the city's trying to tack on in the last week.
The presentation of the application that was before the Planning Committee in November includes a promise to be net-zero by 2035 with PV solar panels.
This is page 18 of the presentation:
Quote:
Climate Resilience- Target Carbon Neutrality by 2035
- Solar photovoltaic (PV) Equipment
- District Energy Connection Higher Efficiency Building Design
- Stormwater Irrigation Capture and Reuse for Landscaping
- Climate Resilient Planting
- Designed to Withstand Climate Events
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Parking Stalls
- Oversized Tree Soil Vaults
- Car Free Access Prioritized
- Achieve LEED Silver or Better
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I'm not sure what the other changes include, but I know some of the revisions between the original design and the updated one were to add more windows facing 12th Ave and 5th Street and reworking the sidewalks along those roads to make them more appealing. These are also the things that most people were complaining about when the first designs were released and happy to see revised.