City of Minneapolis – Title 3 – AIR POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION – CHAPTER 47. – ENERGY AND AIR POLLUTION – 47.190.(e) – Commercial and multifamily residential building rating and disclosure.

(e)

Energy evaluation requirement. Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 properties with energy and water efficiency improvement potential shall submit proof of an energy evaluation having been performed according to the schedule (1) below. The evaluation must have been performed within the last five (5) years and must include recommendations for energy and water savings opportunities. Qualifying proof that an evaluation has been performed shall be established by rules set at discretion by the director. The director shall also establish energy standards in the Compliance Standards for Energy Benchmarking rules that define buildings requiring an evaluation. The requirement imposed by this subsection upon owners or operators of properties to obtain an energy evaluation shall only apply if the director identifies a path of qualifying evaluations that are free of charge to the property owner.

(1)

Properties shall submit proof of energy evaluation according to the following schedule:

a.

All Class 1 and 5 covered properties by June first, 2020 and by June first every fifth year thereafter;

b.

All Class 2 and 6 covered properties by June first, 2021 and by June first every fifth year thereafter;

c.

All Class 3 and 7 covered properties by June first, 2022 and by June first every fifth year thereafter; and

d.

All Class 4 and 8 covered properties by June first, 2023 and by June first every fifth year thereafter.