A. Persons or business entities applying for a permit from the City for new construction and building additions and alterations shall comply with the requirements of this § 5.08.040 and all required components of the Cal. Green Building Standards Code, Cal. Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11, (CALGreen), as amended, if their project is covered by the scope of CALGreen or by more stringent requirements of the City. If the requirements of CALGreen are more stringent than the requirements of this § 5.08.040, the CALGreen requirements shall apply.
B. Project applicants shall refer to relevant building and/or planning provisions in this Code for complete CALGreen requirements.
C. For projects covered by CALGreen or by more stringent requirements of the City, the applicants must, as a condition of the City's permit approval, comply with the following:
1. Where five (5) or more multi-family dwelling units are constructed on a building site, provide readily accessible areas that serve occupants of all buildings on the site and are identified for the storage and collection of blue container, black container and green or brown container materials, consistent with the three-container collection program offered by the City, or comply with provision of adequate space for recycling for multi-family and commercial premises pursuant to §§ 4.408.1, 4.410.2, 5.408.1, and 5.410.1 of CALGreen, as amended (provided any amended requirements are more stringent than the CALGreen requirements for adequate recycling space found in §§ 4.408.1, 4.410.2, 5.408.1, and 5.410.1 of the 2019 Cal. Green Building Standards Code, Cal. Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11 as amended July 1, 2019 and effective January 1, 2020).
2. New commercial construction or additions resulting in an increase of more than thirty percent (30%) of the floor area shall provide readily accessible areas identified for the storage and collection of blue container, black container and green or brown container materials, consistent with the three-container collection program offered by the City, or shall comply with provision of adequate space for recycling for multi-family and commercial premises pursuant to §§ 4.408.1, 4.410.2, 5.408.1, and 5.410.1 of CALGreen, as amended (provided any amended requirements are more stringent than the CALGreen requirements for adequate recycling space found in §§ 4.408.1, 4.410.2, 5.408.1, and 5.410.1 of the 2019 Cal. Green Building Standards Code, Cal. Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11 as amended July 1, 2019 and effective January 1, 2020).
3. Comply with CALGreen requirements and applicable law related to management of C&D, including diversion of organic waste in C&D from disposal. Comply with City's C&D ordinance, if any, and all written and published City policies and/or administrative guidelines regarding the collection, recycling, diversion, tracking, and/or reporting of C&D.
(Ord. No. 2021-014, § 2(part))