§ 18-503. Reporting and analysis of benchmarking information.

(a)

The director shall make available to the public annually the reported benchmarking information for the previous calendar year according to the following schedule:

(1)

For each Group 1 covered property, no later than September 1, 2016, and each September 1 thereafter.

(2)

For each Group 2 covered property, no later than September 1 2018, and each September 1 thereafter.

(3)

For each Group 3 covered property, no later than September 1 2019, and each September 1 thereafter.

(b)

The director shall publish a report in accordance with the following schedule:

(1)

No later than December 31, 2016, a report on the benchmarking of Group 1 covered property, including an assessment of accuracy and issues affecting accuracy, summary energy and water consumption statistics and trends observed, including an assessment of changes across the portfolio over time.

(2)

No later than December 31, 2017, a report on the benchmarking of Group 1 covered property and Group 2 covered property, including an assessment of compliance rates, an assessment of accuracy and issues affecting accuracy, summary water and energy consumption statistics, and trends observed.

(3)

No later than December 31, 2018, and annually thereafter, a report on the benchmarking of all covered property, including an assessment of compliance rates, an assessment of accuracy and issues affecting accuracy, summary water and energy consumption statistics, and trends observed.

In no event shall any director's report, mandated by this subsection, include a covered property's ENERGY STAR score without the owner's consent.

(c)

All reported benchmarking information and data on a covered property obtained from any benchmarking submittal, including any ENERGY STAR score, shall be available to the public, without restriction, unless the owner specifically requests confidentiality and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the director that the release of such information would divulge confidential information that is otherwise protected from disclosure by law. Any such request shall state, with specificity, the source of law giving rise to the purported disclosure protection.

(Ord. No. 150299 , § 1, 6-4-15)