Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Carolyn Bloede, Director, Sustainability Department
Subject: Adoption of an ordinance Updating Local Amendments to Title 24 Part 6 of the 2022 California Energy Code
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt an ordinance amending Sections 10.44.080 and 10.44.090 of Chapter 10.44, Green Building Code, of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code to remove Section 4.106.5 ("All-electric buildings") and Section 5.106.13 ("All-electric buildings"), and repealing Chapter 10.40, Energy Code, of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code and replacing it with a new Chapter 10.40, Energy Code, with local amendments to require higher energy efficiency targets, previously introduced on November 12, 2024, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
Proposal: The Planning and Building Department, in collaboration with the Sustainability Department, proposes that the County adopt an ordinance to implement the provisions of the 2025 California Energy Code as a reach code now - one year ahead of the state cycle. This is a legally viable pathway to advance new building electrification and is consistent with the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). A summary of the reach code requirements can be found in Attachment A.
Reducing emissions from new buildings is necessary to fulfill the emissions reductions goals this Board committed to with the adoption of Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP). Adopting this reach code now will help prevent new appliances that contribute to methane gas emissions from being installed during the year before the 2025 code takes effect. In addition, this reach code will help communities prepare for upcoming regional and state regulatory efforts that are increasingly requiring all-electric appliances. For example, as early as 2027, as rulings from the Bay Area...
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