Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.0

Inquiry

Our question pertains to a project in a large urban redevelopment on an abandoned industrial site adjacent to a major waterway. All development blocks in the project will be more than 100 feet from the waterway. On our particular project site, which is one of many sites within this redevelopment area, we have 29,753 sf or 86% of our site 5\'\' or greater above the 100-yr flood plain. The remaining 14%, or 4,896 sf varies below the requirement with an average about 3 inches below. As part of the redevelopment program, we have contributed to the restoration of in-stream habitat for salmon listed under the sea, and are creating a greenway buffer with an average width of 125 feet along the river, 25 percent greater than required by code. We propose that these facts demonstrate that we have met the intent of this credit, because rather than developing in an inappropriate site, through the process of redevelopment we have actually restored the riparian areas of the site, and the degree to which a small portion our site is below 5 feet above the FEMA floodplain (an average of 3 inches for 14 percent of the site), given all of the above facts, is de minimis. Please confirm whether, given these facts, our project will qualify for SSc1.