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Sustainability Strategic Plan for the City of University City, Missouri <br />September 12, 2011/ REVISED JANUARY 8, 2012 <br />Page 35 <br /> <br />sustainable building <br />practices <br />design practices <br />3 Adopt a green building <br />code in University City <br />a Review and adopt the ICC International Green Construction Code (IGCC) for new <br />construction as well as alterations and additions to existing buildings in University City <br />3. Residential <br /> Goals Actions <br />1 Provide incentives and <br />motivators to promote <br />sustainable building <br />practices in University City <br />a Investigate incentives that could be offered to homeowners to promote green practices <br />b Consider requiring a green rating system such as LEED for Homes or NAHB for new <br />home construction in University City <br />c Make available City or County owned lots at no cost and offer tax incentives (for <br />example, property tax abatement for 8-10 years) for high density green homes (multi- <br />family or small lot square footage homes) <br />d Work with area lenders to produce materials on green mortgages <br />2 Evaluate local codes to <br />remove barriers to <br />sustainable building <br />practices <br />a Use the EPA Sustainable Design and Green Building Toolkit for Local Governments <br />“Assessment Tool” to identify local codes and ordinances that are a barrier to green <br />design practices <br />3 Adopt a green building <br />code in University City <br />a Review and adopt the environmental performance for residential buildings <br />regulated by the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />