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Final Passage of Ordinance of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Article I (Uniform Codes Relating to Building, Housing and Technical Codes) of Chapter XIII (Building and Housing) to Adopt Local Amendments to the 2019 California Energy Code to Require Newly Constructed Buildings to be All-Electric. (City Manager/Planning, Building and Transportation)
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The staff report for this ordinance was included when the ordinance was introduced and is available at the following link:
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. _________
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AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING: (1) ARTICLE I (UNIFORM CODES RELATING TO BUILDING, HOUSING AND TECHNICAL CODES) OF CHAPTER XIII (BUILDING AND HOUSING) TO ADOPT ALAMEDA LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 2019 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE TO REQUIRE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS TO BE ALL-ELECTRIC
WHEREAS, the California State Building Standards Commission approved and published the 2019 edition of the California Building Standards Code on July 1, 2019, and such code will be effective 180 days thereafter, which is January 1, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the 2019 California Building Standards Code includes the 2019 California Energy Code; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.7 and 18941.5 provide that the City may make changes or modifications to the building standards contained in the California Building Standards Code based upon express findings that each such change or modification is reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Council has adopted a resolution making express findings, in accordance with Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5, that each of the local amendments to the 2019 California Energy Code, are reasonably necessary becau...
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