Chapter 15.53
CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
Sections:
15.53.010 California Green Building Standards Code—Adopted.
15.53.020 California Green Building Standards Code—Amendments.
15.53.030 California Green Building Standards Code—Voluntary measures made mandatory.
15.53.010 California Green Building Standards Code—Adopted.
The 2010 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11, with amendments set forth in Section 15.53.020 is hereby adopted. (Ord. 10-7 § 2 (part))
15.53.020 California Green Building Standards Code—Amendments.
A. Section 101.3 Scope.
The provisions of this code shall apply to the planning, design, operation, construction, use and occupancy of every newly constructed building or structure, or an addition of 400 sq. ft. or more, or a remodel encompassing a bathroom or kitchen in an existing structure, unless otherwise indicated in this code, throughout the State of California.
B. Section 4.303.1, Indoor Water Use, Twenty percent savings.
2. In additions or remodels of existing structures, all new indoor plumbing fixtures shall meet the 20% reduction in use illustrated by Table 4.303.2.
C. Section 4.503, Fireplaces. Pursuant to Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Regulation 8, Particulate Matter and Visible Emissions, Rule 3, Wood-Burning Devices, the city of St. Helena hereby enforces the following:
1. Definitions:
“APCO”: The Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District or designee thereof.
“Fireplaces”: Any installed masonry or factory-built wood-burning device designed to operate with an air-to-fuel ratio greater than or equal to 35-to-1m a burn rate over eleven (11) pounds per hour, or a weight over 1760 pounds.
“Gas-fueled heating device”: Any device that utilizes natural gas as a fuel source supplied by a natural gas service utility, including, but not limited to, gas-fueled fireplaces, gas-fueled room heaters, gas-fueled inserts, or gas-fueled log sets.
“Masonry heater”: Any site-build or site-assembled, solid-fueled heating device constructed mainly of masonry materials in which the heat from intermittent fires burned rapidly in its firebox is stored in its structural mass for slow release to the site. Such solid-fueled heating devices must meet the design and construction specifications set forth in ASTM E 1602-03, “Guide for Construction of Solid Fuel Burning Masonry Heaters.”
“Pellet-fueled device”: Any solid-fueled burning device which is operated on pellet-fuel and is either U.S. EPA Phase II certified or exempted under U.S. EPA requirements set forth in Title 40 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), Part 60, Subpart AAA. Pellet fuel may be composed of compressed wood, corn or other biomass.
“Wood-burning device”: Any wood-burning stove or heater, pellet-fueled device, fireplace, or any indoor permanently installed device used to burn any solid fuel for space-heating or aesthetic purposes. This definition does not include wood-burning devices intended exclusively for cooking food, such as wood-fired ovens or barbecues.
2. Criteria for Installation of Wood-burning Devices. No person shall install a new or used wood-burning device intended for use in the City of St. Helena unless it is one of the following:
1. A U.S. EPA Phase II certified wood-burning device;
2. A pellet-fueled device;
3. A low mass fireplace, masonry heater or other wood-burning device of a make and model that meets EPA emission targets and has been approved in writing by the APCO.
This requirement does not apply if a wood-burning device is an installed fixture included in the sale or transfer of any real property. Any gas-fueled heating device or electric-powered heating device is allowed under this standard.
3. Criteria for Wood-burning Devices in New Building Construction. No person or builder shall commence construction of a new building or structure permitted to contain or containing a wood-burning device, or install a new wood-burning device resulting from a remodel, or construct a free-standing outdoor fireplace that is not intended exclusively for cooking food, unless the device meets the requirements above. Any gas-fueled heating device or electric-powered heating device is allowed under this standard.
(Ord. 10-7 § 2 (part))
15.53.030 California Green Building Standards Code—Voluntary measures made mandatory.
A. Section A4.207.10, HVAC Design, Equipment and Installation, Ceiling Fans.
ENERGY STAR ceiling fans are installed in all bedrooms, living areas and bathrooms.
B. Section A4.210, Appliances.
Each appliance provided by the builder shall meet ENERGY STAR if an ENERGY STAR designation is applicable for that appliance in all kitchens and bathrooms.
C. Section A4.403.2, Reduction in cement use.
As allowed by the enforcing agency, cement used in foundation mix design shall be reduced to not less than a 20 percent reduction in cement use.
Note: Products commonly used to replace cement in concrete mix designs include, but are not limited to:
1. Fly ash;
2. Slag;
3. Silica fume;
4. Rice hull ash.
D. Section A4.404.3, Building Systems.
All wood roof, wall and subfloor sheet goods shall be engineered, oriented strand board. Alternate equivalent materials may be allowed by authority having jurisdiction.
(Ord. 10-7 § 2 (part))