City of Milwaukee - File #: 241699

• File #: 241699
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/4/2025
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/2/2025
• Effective date: 4/22/2025
• Title: A substitute ordinance related to energy benchmarking for commercial and government buildings.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: BUILDING-REGULATION, ENERGY CONSERVATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/21/2025	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
4/7/2025	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/2/2025	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	13:0
3/18/2025	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearing: Pamela Ritger de la Rosa, Environmental Collaboration Office Erick Shambarger, Environmental Collaboration Office This ordinance amends the reporting deadline for energy benchmarking for commercial and government buildings from June 30 to September 30 of each year. Ald. Zamarripa moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Prevailed 5-0) Proposed Substitute A amends additional internal deadlines.	Pass	5:0
3/18/2025	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
2/21/2025	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

241699

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

240297

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

A substitute ordinance related to energy benchmarking for commercial and government buildings.

Section

200-62-2-b                  am

200-62-2-c-2               am

200-62-2-f-2-a             am

200-62-2-f-2-b             am

Analysis

This ordinance amends the reporting deadlines for energy benchmarking for commercial and government buildings.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 200-62-2-b of the code is amended to read:

200-62. Energy Benchmarking for Large Commercial Buildings and Government Buildings.

2. ENERGY BENCHMARKING. b. Benchmarking Schedule. The owner of any covered building shall complete the annual energy benchmarking requirements by [[June 30]] >>September 30<< of each year, with initial compliance required by [[June 30, 2025]] >>September 30, 2025<<.

Part 2. Section 200-62-2-c-2 of the code is amended to read:

c. Exemptions.

c-2. Deadline. A request for a benchmarking compliance exemption shall be submitted to the administrator no sooner than January 1 following the year to be benchmarked, and no later than [[March 30]] >>June 30<< of the year following the year to be benchmarked. The administrator shall notify the applicant within 60 days of receiving an exemption request on the determination of whether the exemption is granted. If the exemption is not granted, the administrator shall within such 60-day period provide a reasonably detailed explanation as to why the request was not granted.

Part 3. Section 200-62-2-f-2-a and b of the code is amended to read:

f. Energy Awareness and Transparency.

f-2. Schedule.

f-2-a. Class 1 covered buildings by [[September 30]] <<December 31>>, 2025 and by every [[September 30^th]] <<December 31^st>> thereafter.

f-2-b. Class 2 covered buildings by [[September 30]] <<December 31>>, 2026 and by every [[September 30th]] <<December 31^st>> thereafter.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

K. Broadnax

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Legislative Reference Bureau

Date: March 18, 2025

_____________________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

____________________________

Office of the City Attorney

Date:  ______________________

 Requestor

DOA - Environmental Collaboration Office

Drafter

LRB180571-2

Alex Highley

3/18/2025

Technical Corrections

Chris Lee

3/19/2025, 4/3/2025