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LEED v2009
Neighborhood Development
Neighborhood Pattern & Design
Local food production

LEED CREDIT

ND-v2009 NPDc13: Local food production 1 point

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Requirements

Establish covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R) or other forms of deed restrictions which state that the growing of produce is not prohibited in project areas, including greenhouses, any portion of residential front, rear, or side yards; or balconies, patios, or rooftops. Greenhouses but not gardens may be prohibited in front yards that face the street.

AND

Option 1. Neighborhood farms and gardens
Dedicate permanent and viable growing space and/or related facilities (such as greenhouses) within the project according to the areas specified in Table 1 (exclusive of existing dwellings). Provide solar access, fencing, watering systems, garden bed enhancements (such as raised beds), secure storage space for tools, and pedestrian access for these spaces. Ensure that the spaces are owned and managed by an entity that includes occupants of the project in its decision making, such as a community group, homeowners’ association, or public body.

Project density
(DU/acre)

Project density
(DU/hectare)

Growing space
(sf/DU)

Growing space
(sqm/DU)

> 7 and ≤14

> 17.5 and ≤ 35

200

18.5

> 14 and ≤ 22

> 35 and ≤ 55

100

9

> 22 and ≤ 28

> 55 and ≤ 69

80

7.5

> 28 and ≤ 35

> 69 and ≤ 86.5

70

6.5

> 35

> 86.5

60

5.5

DU = dwelling unit; sf = square feet.

 

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Addenda

7/1/2014Updated: 2/14/2015
Global ACP
Description of change:
Table1.
Add a second column, "Project density (DU/hectare)," with the following values:
> 17.5 and ≤ 35
> 35 and ≤ 55
> 55 and ≤ 69
> 69 and ≤ 86.5
> 86.5
Add a fourth column, "Growing space (sqm/DU)," with the following values:
18.5
9
7.5
6.5
5.5

Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
2/2/2011Updated: 2/14/2015
Rating System Correction
Description of change:
Replace the first sentence with the following:Establish covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R) or other forms of deed restrictions which state that the growing of produce is not prohibited in project areas, including greenhouses, any portion of residential front, rear, or side yards; or balconies, patios, or rooftops.
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
2/2/2011Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change:
Replace the first sentence with the following:Establish covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R) or other forms of deed restrictions which state that the growing of produce is not prohibited in project areas, including greenhouses, any portion of residential front, rear, or side yards; or balconies, patios, or rooftops.
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
1/1/2013
LEED Interpretation
Inquiry:

Projects should be allowed to exempt existing residential properties out of the developer\'s control from the CC&R requirements only.

Ruling:

The request would like clarification on whether CC&Rs can be exempted for existing residential properties for projects that are not 100% newly developed. For NPDc13: Local Food Production, projects should be allowed to exempt existing residential properties that are out of the developer\'s control from the CC&R requirements only. CC&Rs are binding legal agreements that would be nearly impossible to impose upon individual homeowners with existing homes that happen to be within the LEED-ND boundary. Applicable Internationally.

Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
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Requirements

Establish covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R) or other forms of deed restrictions which state that the growing of produce is not prohibited in project areas, including greenhouses, any portion of residential front, rear, or side yards; or balconies, patios, or rooftops. Greenhouses but not gardens may be prohibited in front yards that face the street.

AND

Option 1. Neighborhood farms and gardens
Dedicate permanent and viable growing space and/or related facilities (such as greenhouses) within the project according to the areas specified in Table 1 (exclusive of existing dwellings). Provide solar access, fencing, watering systems, garden bed enhancements (such as raised beds), secure storage space for tools, and pedestrian access for these spaces. Ensure that the spaces are owned and managed by an entity that includes occupants of the project in its decision making, such as a community group, homeowners’ association, or public body.

Project density
(DU/acre)

Project density
(DU/hectare)

Growing space
(sf/DU)

Growing space
(sqm/DU)

> 7 and ≤14

> 17.5 and ≤ 35

200

18.5

> 14 and ≤ 22

> 35 and ≤ 55

100

9

> 22 and ≤ 28

> 55 and ≤ 69

80

7.5

> 28 and ≤ 35

> 69 and ≤ 86.5

70

6.5

> 35

> 86.5

60

5.5

DU = dwelling unit; sf = square feet.

 

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