Surface Cover Requirements for Oversized Vehicles
Living Building Challenge·clause PL-022·p.126
The requirement
Living Building Challenge Program Manual clause PL-022 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording and sells access to it. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and located; only its shape defeated the harvest.
What the product must meet
- Exemptions
- The area of uninterrupted surface cover is no more than the minimum needed to perform the essential function; The area is not used for passenger vehicle parking; The area devoted to passenger vehicle parking meets requirements for total surface cover and separation dimensions; The design incorporates at least one intentional Human Scale element.
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- Projects using this exception must still comply with the other Human Scale, Proportion, and Signage requirements of this Imperative. Documentation must include a narrative and calculations demonstrating the minimum area of surface cover required to perform the essential function, as well as drawings and a narrative identifying the additional human-scaled elements.
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
How Klar Cite classifies it
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- What it asks
- Disclose — information the applicant must provide
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Impact area
- Ecosystem Health — the CMF area the clause addresses
Cite this clause
Living Building Challenge · Living Building Challenge Program Manual · version 4.1 · clause PL-022 · page 126 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/d4624b6ec04762e4
Record details
Page 126. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
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