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RESOLUTION NO. 27001
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING AND
ADOPTING GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS AND COMPLIANCE THRESHOLDS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 21 -09 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE
WHEREAS, on February 10, 2004, the Council approved the Santa Rosa Green Building
Program, Implementation Plan, a comprehensive plan aimed at promoting green building within
the City through education, marketing and voluntary participation; and
WHEREAS, on August 17, 2004, the Council adopted the Build It Green - Green
Building Guidelines to implement a consistent and uniform residential green building rating
system within the City, which led to the subsequent adoption of the 2005 edition of the Build It
Green — Green Building Rating System on June 6, 2006 to respond to 2005 changes in Title 24,
Part 6, of the California Code of Regulations; California's Energy Efficiency Standards for new
buildings; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, green building design, construction and operational
techniques have become increasingly widespread. Many homeowners, businesses, and building
professionals have voluntarily sought to incorporate green building techniques into their projects.
A number of local and national systems have been developed to serve as guides to green building
practices. The U.S. Green Building Council, developer of the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED ®) Green Building Rating Systems and LEED® Reference Guide,
has become a leader in promoting and guiding green building. Also, the New Homes Green
Points Calculator and the Multifamily Green Points Project Tool published by Build It Green are
useful documents in evaluating residential green building projects; and
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2007, staff briefed the Council on the status of the City's
Green Building Program and provided options to the Council, following which, the Council
directed staff to prepare an ordinance requiring the mandatory implementation of green building
techniques in new construction; and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2007, the Council created the Green Building Policy -
Council Advisory Committee, by resolution, to review green building issues and to make
recommendations to the Santa Rosa City Council; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendations of staff and the Green Building Policy —
Council Advisory Committee, the Council has introduced for adoption two new ordinances
aimed at increasing energy efficiency and green building practices within the City, specifically,
new Chapter 18 -34, "Local Energy Efficiency Standards" and new Chapter 21 -09, "Green
Building;" and
WHEREAS, new Chapter 21 -09, "Green Building," calls for the Council to adopt the
applicable green building rating systems and compliance thresholds by resolution.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of Santa Rosa hereby finds
and determines that the U.S. Green Building Council LEED® Commercial Green Building
Rating System has established identifiable and workable green building guidelines for
commercial projects.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby finds that requiring the
demonstration of 20 credits under the applicable LEED® Commercial Green Building Rating
Systems pursuant to Chapter 21 -09 of the City Code is a measured and reasonable initial step in
working toward sustainable building practices within the City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby finds and determines that the
Build It Green — Green Building Residential Guidelines for both new home construction and the
multifamily residential has established identifiable and workable green building guidelines for
residential building projects.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby finds that requiring the
certification of 50 points under the applicable Build It Green — Green Point Rating System is a
measured and reasonable initial step in working toward sustainable building practices within the
City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby adopts the "Establishment of
Green Building Rating Systems and Compliance Thresholds In Accordance with Chapter 21 -09
of the Santa Rosa City Code" as set forth in the "Attachment A" to become effective concurrent
with the provisions of Chapter 21 -09 and hereby authorizes the City's Building Official to apply
and implement the standards therein set forth.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 18th day of December , 20_
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
(7) Mayor Blanchard; Councilmembers Pierce, Bender, Dean, Gorin,
Jacobi, Sawyer
(0)
(0)
ABSTAIN: (0)
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APP OVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Mayor
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ATTCIiMENT A
Establishment of Green Building Rating Systems and Compliance Thresholds in
Accordance with Chapter 21 -09 of the Santa Rosa City Code.
A. Commercial. Applicants for all commercial projects subject to chapter 21 -09 of the
Santa Rosa City Code shall provide green building documentation indicating it has
achieved, or shall be self - certified to have achieved, a minimum of twenty (20) credits in
accordance with the LEED® Commercial Green Building Rating System applicable to
the type of commercial building(s) as defined below. The final determination as to type
of the commercial building, and therefore which specific LEED® system shall apply,
shall be within the discretion of the City's Chief Building Official. Applicants are
encouraged to register commercial projects with the U.S. Green Building Council.
LEED® certification through the U.S. Green Building Council is not required for
compliance under chapter 21 -09.
"Commercial projects" or "commercial building" means any retail, office, industrial,
warehouse or service building(s) within the boundaries of the City, which is not a
residential project or the residential portions of a mixed use project, but including hotels,
motels, inns, or similar commercial enterprises wherein rooms or a suite of rooms are
rented for transient occupancy purposes.
"New Commercial Building" means any commercial building constructed for occupancy
of at least seventy -five percent (75 %) of the building, as opposed to construction of the
building as core & shell, which shall be as described below. New commercial buildings
shall use the LEED® for New Construction Rating System.
"Core & Shell Commercial Building" means any commercial building constructed for
less than seventy -five percent (75 %) occupancy, subject to build out by future occupants.
Core & shell commercial buildings shall use the LEED® for Core & Shell Rating
System.
"LEED® Commercial Green Building Rating System" or "LEED® Rating System"
means for purpose of chapter 21 -09 of the City Code, the most recent version of the
leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED®) commercial green building
rating systems, or other related LEED® rating system, approved by the U.S. Green
Building Council, as applicable to the building type. As new or updated rating systems
are developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, the City's chief building official shall
have the authority to specify the applicable LEED® commercial green building rating
system. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, however, for the first six
(6) months after the release of any new version of the LEED® commercial green building
rating system, when a building permit application for a commercial project or building is
submitted to the City's building division, the applicant shall be given the choice of using
the most current version or the version to be superseded. The most recent version of the
applicable LEED® commercial green building rating system shall be maintained at the
City's building division at all times.
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B. Residential. Applicants for all residential projects subject to chapter 21 -09 of the
Santa Rosa City Code shall provide green building documentation to indicating that it has
achieved a minimum of fifty (50) points on the Green Point Rating System, as defined
herein below.
For purposes of accruing points to meet the required compliance threshold under Green
Building, chapter 21 -09: (1) compliance with chapter 18 -34 of the City Code, Local
Energy Efficiency Standards, shall be deemed equal to thirty (30) points under the Green
Point Rating System; and (2) compliance with chapter 20 -34 of the City Code,
Landscaping Standards, shall be deemed equal to nine (9) points under the Green Point
Rating System, under the applicable categories.
"Residential project" or "residential building" means any building within the City's
boundaries used for living, sleeping, eating and cooking. Residential projects include
new single - family, multi - family and the residential portions of any mixed -use project.
For the purposes of chapter 21 -09, a residential project includes assisted living facilities
and senior housing. A residential project does not include for purposes of chapter 21 -09,
hotels, motels, inns, or similar commercial enterprises wherein rooms or a suite of rooms
are rented for transient occupancy and are considered commercial projects.
"Green Point Rating System" means for purposes of chapter 21 -09 of the Santa Rosa City
Code, the most recent version of the Build It Green 2007 Edition of the New Home
Construction Green Building Guidelines or the Multifamily Residential Green Building
Guidelines, and the respective green point rating systems. As new or updated rating
systems are developed by Build It Green, the City's chief building official shall have the
authority to specify the applicable "Build It Green" green building rating system.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, however, for the first six (6)
months after the release of any new version of the "Build It Green" green building rating
system, when a building permit application for a residential project or building is
submitted to the City's building division, the applicant shall be given the choice of using
the most current version or the version to be superseded. The most recent versions of the
applicable green point rating systems shall be maintained at the City's building division
at all times.
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