(A) Persons applying for a permit from the city for new construction and building additions and alterations shall comply with the requirements of this section and all required components of the California Green Building Standards Code, 24 CCR, Part 11, known as CALGreen, as amended, if its project is covered by the scope of CALGreen or more stringent requirements of the city. If the requirements of CALGreen are more stringent than the requirements of this section, the CALGreen requirements shall apply.
(B) Project applicants shall refer to the city’s building and/or planning code for complete CALGreen requirements.
(C) For projects covered by CALGreen or more stringent requirements of the city, the applicants must, as a condition of the city’s permit approval, comply with the following:
(1) Any new occupants of a commercial business, multi-tenant commercial property, and/or multi-family dwelling of five units or more, where existing buildings on the site are identified for the storage and collection of recyclable and/or organic materials, consistent with the city’s three or two-container collection program, shall comply with a provision requiring adequate space for recycling and organics materials management pursuant to Sections 4.408.1, 4.410.2, 5.408.1, and 5.410.1 of the California Green Building Standards Code, 24 CCR, Part 11 as amended provided amended requirements are more stringent than the CALGreen requirements for adequate recycling space effective January 1, 2020.
(2) New construction and/or alterations resulting in more than 30% of the floor space shall add, modify or expand existing trash enclosures for existing commercial, transient residential (hotel/motel/spa), and for existing multi-family residential projects to ensure that the enclosure(s) is appropriately sized and adequately maintained so that access doors function and the structure does not fall into disrepair. Failure to comply may result in enforcement action.
(3) All commercial businesses and multi-family dwellings of five units or more shall:
(a) Comply with CALGreen requirements and applicable laws related to management of C&D, including the documentation of the diversion of recyclable and organic waste in C&D from disposal.
(b) Comply with the city’s C&D written and published policies and/or administrative guidelines regarding the collection, recycling, diversion, tracking, and/or reporting of C&D materials.
(Ord. No. 3007)