The Green Roof Review Task Force mission was to recommend modifications, clarifications, and improvements to the Green Roof Initiative through a collaborative, consensus-based process that honored the vote and the benefits that the ordinance would have achieved. The Green Roofs Review Task Force met nine times from January 19, 2018 through June 7, 2018. Members reached consensus in their final meeting on a proposal they believe takes the ordinance in the right direction for Denver. The recommendations do not reflect any one members' ideal policy; however, all agree the proposal is a compromise that all can accept because it strengthens the existing ordinance while improving flexibility, allowing each owner of an existing large building and each new builder to find the most cost-effective ways to achieve the benefits of the existing ordinance.
Denver City Council will be briefed on the proposal Monday, June 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. All City Council meetings on the Green Roofs Ordinance and the Task Force's progress will take place in Room 391 of the City and County Building at 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202. Any changes to the initiative will require the support of two-thirds of City Council, or nine votes.
Background information:
On November 7, Denver voters passed the Green Roof Initiative, a new requirement that any new building, or roof replacement on an existing building, over 25,000 square feet in size shall include a green roof or a combination of a green roof and solar. The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) has formed a Green Roofs Review Task Force of stakeholders to develop recommended modifications, clarifications, and improvements to the initiative through a collaborative, consensus-based process that will honor the intent of the voters.
For details on the implementation of the initiative as it passed on the ballot go to theGreen Roof Initiative Website.
