Henderson Environmental Health Sustainability Requirements

The purpose of Development Code Sec. 19.10.12 is to promote sustainable development within the City by creating incentives for compact, mixed-use development patterns; encouraging solar and other alternative energy sources; promoting alternative means of transportation like bicycling and walking that can improve community health while helping reduce air pollution; protecting trees that absorb greenhouse gases and reduce storm water runoff and pollutants; and, encouraging water-efficient landscaping and protecting water resources.

Multifamily residential development consisting of new buildings or substantial renovations to existing buildings must achieve a minimum score of 38 points. All other residential development consisting of new buildings or substantial renovations to existing buildings must achieve a minimum score of 31 points. Nonresidential or mixed-use development consisting of new buildings or substantial renovations to existing buildings must achieve a minimum score of 42 points. New buildings on partially developed sites (such as pad sites) located in developments built before the adoption of this Code must achieve a minimum score of 28 points. Eligibility is determined at the discretion of the Director.

Design features related to environmental health
The purpose of sustainability measures related to environmental health to encourage the use of green building practices in the design, construction, or retrofit of buildings; promote the reuse of land by developing sites where development is complicated by environmental contamination; prevent pollution and erosion from stormwater runoff; and, improve nighttime visibility and reduce glare.
Points are awarded when:
1. projects use green building materials (recycled materials, locally-produced materials, sustainably-harvested wood, etc.) in the construction of the project.
2. daylighting strategies are incorporated into the design of the project to minimize the use of artificial lighting and light pollution.