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The memorandum discusses a proposed ordinance to amend the San José Municipal Code regarding existing single-family building reach codes. The ordinance aims to enhance building energy efficiency standards beyond California's requirements, promote electric and solar readiness, and support all-electric development. It is intended to align with the City’s Climate Smart San José plan and carbon neutrality goals by 2030. The ordinance includes provisions for replacing air conditioning systems with heat pumps and mandates electric-ready components for renovations. The ordinance must be approved by the City Council by August 12, 2025, to comply with California Assembly Bill 130 requirements.
Key points
The ordinance modifies provisions of the 2025 California Green Building Standards and Building Energy Efficiency Standards.
It aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve public health by decreasing air pollution.
The proposed ordinance will become effective on January 1, 2026.
It focuses on existing single-family residential construction, with specific requirements for air conditioning and electric readiness.
The ordinance must be submitted to the California Building Standards Commission and CEC by September 30, 2025.
It includes financial incentives for residents to transition to heat pump technologies.
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The text indicates a need for approval by the City Council by August 12, 2025, but does not provide details on the approval process or outcomes.
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COUNCIL AGENDA: FILE: ITEM: TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: Lori Mitchell SUBJECT: Existing Single-Family Building Reach Code DATE: July 21, 2025 Approved 8/12/25 25-803 6.1 Date: 7/22/25 COUNCIL DISTRICT: Citywide RECOMMENDATION (a) Approve an ordinance amending various sections of Chapters 24.10 and 24.12 of Title 24 of the San José Municipal Code to modify provisions of the 2025 California Green Building Standards and Building Energy Efficiency Standards with certain exceptions, modifications, and additions which serve as a reach code to increase building efficiency, mandate electric- and solar-readiness, and incentivize all-electric development, and make findings related to the local geographical, topographical, and climatic conditions and cost effectiveness, which are necessary to make modifications to the State of California’s Green Building Standards and Building Energy Efficiency Standards. (b) Authorize the City Manager to submit a reach code submittal package to the Building Standards Commission and California Energy Commission for its approval as required by law. SUMMARY AND OUTCOME Adoption of the proposed reach code ordinance (Proposed Ordinance) will...
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This document is an ordinance from the City of San José that amends various sections of the municipal code to adopt provisions of the 2025 California Green Building Standards and Building Energy Efficiency Standards. It includes exceptions, modifications, and additions related to existing single-family construction aimed at increasing building efficiency, mandating electric and solar readiness, and incentivizing all-electric development. The ordinance outlines findings related to local geological, topographical, and climatic conditions, emphasizing the need for stricter standards due to risks associated with seismic activity, wildfires, and climate change. It also discusses the cost-effectiveness of the amendments and the public stakeholder engagement process that preceded the ordinance's drafting.
Key points
The ordinance amends Chapters 24.10 and 24.12 of Title 24 of the San José Municipal Code.
It adopts provisions of the 2025 California Green Building Standards and Building Energy Efficiency Standards.
The ordinance aims to increase building efficiency, mandate electric and solar readiness, and incentivize all-electric development.
Findings include risks from seismic activity, wildfires, and climate change affecting the City.
The ordinance is based on previous city plans and strategies for greenhouse gas reduction and building decarbonization.
Public stakeholder workshops were held to discuss the ordinance's content.
The ordinance is found to be categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA.
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NVF:BCK:KMF 07/30/2025 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTERS 24.10 AND 24.12 OF TITLE 24 (TECHNICAL CODES) OF THE SAN JOSE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT PROVISIONS OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND ADDITIONS RELATED TO EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY CONSTRUCTION WHICH SERVE AS A REACH CODE TO INCREASE BUILDING EFFICIENCY, MANDATE ELECTRIC AND SOLAR READINESS, AND INCENTIVIZE ALL ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 17922, 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7 and 18941.5 of the California Health and Safety Code, the City of San José (“City”) may adopt the provisions of the Green Building Standards Code and Building Energy Efficiency Standards with certain amendments to those provisions which are reasonably necessary to protect the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of San José because of local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San José (“City Council”) hereby makes the following findings with respect to local geological, topographical, and climatic conditions relating to the...