D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-K202
Insert new definitions in the Green Construction Code to read as follows:
DISTRICT FINANCED.District Financed is either of the following:
(1) Financing of a project or contract where funds or resources to be used for construction and development costs, excluding ongoing operational costs, are received from the District, or funds or resources which, in accordance with a federal grant or otherwise, the District administers, including a contract, grant, loan, tax abatement or exemption, land transfer, land disposition and development agreement, or tax increment financing, or any combination thereof, provided, that federal funds may be applied to the financing percentage only if permitted by federal law and grant conditions; or (2) Financing whose stated purpose is, in whole or in part, to provide for the new construction or substantial rehabilitation of affordable housing.
DISTRICT INSTRUMENTALITY FINANCED. See "District financed."
ELECTRIC VEHICLE. An automotive-type vehicle for on-road use, such as passenger automobiles, buses, trucks, vans, neighborhood electric vehicles, electric motorcycles and the like, primarily powered by an electric motor that draws current from a rechargeable storage battery, fuel cell, photovoltaic array, or other source of electric current. Plug- in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) are considered electric vehicles.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONNECTOR. A device that, by insertion into an electric vehicle inlet, establishes an electrical connection to the electric vehicle for the purpose of power transfer and information exchange.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT. The conductors, including the ungrounded, grounded, and equipment grounding conductors and the electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, devices, power outlets, or apparatus installed specifically for the purpose of transferring energy between the premises wiring and the electric vehicle.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS (For Section 302). Gross floor area shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in the Zoning Regulations, Title 11 DCMR, and as interpreted by the Zoning Administrator.
GROSS FLOOR AREA (For Section 302). See Floor area, gross.
NEW CONSTRUCTION (For Section 302). The construction of any building or structure whether as a stand-alone, or an addition to, a building or structure. The term "new construction" includes new buildings and additions or enlargements of existing buildings, exclusive of any alterations or repairs to any existing portion of a building.
PROJECT (For Section 302). Construction that is all or a part of one development scheme, built at one time or in phases.
RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES (For Section 302). Residential Group R-2, R- 3 or R- 4 occupancies, and buildings regulated by the Residential Code.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT (For Section 302). Any repair, alteration, or addition of a building or structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the building or structure before the repair, alteration, or addition is started.
Strike Chapter 3 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Chapter 3 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows:
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-K202