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Public Workshop to review and comment on: 1) a Draft Resolution Containing Findings of Local Climatic, Geological, Topographical, and Environmental Conditions as Required to Adopt Alameda Local Amendments to the 2019 California Energy Code; 2) A Draft Ordinance 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 2022 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code to Require Newly Constructed Buildings to be All-Electric
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To: Chair Sanchez and
Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Andrew Thomas, Planning, Building and Transportation Director
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is recommending that the Historical Advisory Board review and comment on a draft City Council resolution containing findings of local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions as required by applicable law, and an ordinance adopting Alameda local amendments to the 2022 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code (contained in the 2022 California Building Standards Code) to require newly constructed buildings, as defined, to be all-electric (Exhibit 1).
The all-electric reach code was first adopted in 2021 and implements a key recommendation in Alameda's Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP). Adoption of a new reach code is required to ensure alignment with the 2022 California Buildings Standards Code which will become effective January 1, 2023 (Exhibit 2). Electrification of existing buildings, as required by the proposed reach code, are focused on the building's mechanical systems and are not anticipated to impact the exterior of the buildings. Staff does not believe the electrification requirements will negatively impact historic buildings but rather it may enhance the value of older buildings.
BACKGROUND
In September 2019, the C...
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