SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Chapter 18-14 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
18-14-101.3 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:
"Benchmark" means to track and input a building's energy consumption data, water usage data and other relevant building information for 12 consecutive months, as required by the benchmarking tool, to quantify the building's energy use.
(Omitted text is not affected by this ordinance)
"Data center" means a space specifically designed and equipped to meet the needs of high density computing equipment such as server racks, used for data storage and processing, as defined by the benchmarking tool.
"Energy performance rating" means an energy performance star designation that the commissioner assigns to a covered building pursuant to the energy performance rating system.
"Energy performance rating system" means a system for rating and classifying covered buildings' energy performance scores or. if a covered building does not receive an energy performance score from the benchmarking tool, its EUI. The system may also include the rating of covered buildings' energy performance improvement over time.
"Energy performance score" means the 1 to 100 numerical score produced by the benchmarking tool, also known as ENERGY STAR score, or any successor score thereto. The energy performance score assesses a building's energy performance relative to similar buildings, based on source energy use, operating characteristics, geographical location, and other factors.
"Energy use intensity" or "EUI" means a numeric value calculated by the benchmarking tool that represents the energy consumed by a building relative to its size.
"Group 1 covered building" means any building or group of buildings that have the same property identification or index numbe...
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