For purposes of this Chapter 30, the following terms have the following meanings:
Building Owner. A person, as defined by California Public Resources Code Section 25116 or any successor law, possessing title to the building.
Director. The Director of the Department of the Environment or the Director’s designee.
Energy. Electricity, natural gas, steam, heating oil, or other product sold by a utility to a customer of a nonresidential building, or renewable on-site electricity generation, for purposes of providing heat, cooling, lighting, water heating, or for powering or fueling other end-uses in the building and related facilities.
Energy Professional. An individual qualified to perform an energy efficiency audit required by Chapter 20 of the Environment Code.
Greenhouse gas (GHG)-free or renewable energy resources. Energy resources qualifying as renewable pursuant to California Public Resources Code Chapter 8.6, Section 25741(a) and California Public Utilities Code Chapter 2.3, Article 16, Section 399.16(b)(1) or (2), as amended from time to time, or provided by a local publicly owned electric utility subject to California Public Utilities Code Chapter 2.3, Article 16, Section 399.30(j), as amended from time to time.
Gross floor area. The total number of square feet measured between the principal exterior surfaces of enclosing fixed walls.
Nonresidential Building. A facility composed of occupancy types(s) other than residential – including type A, B, E, I-1, I-2, I-3, M, R-1, and S, as defined in Chapter 3 of the California Building Code, as amended from time to time, and where a gross area of 10,000 square feet or more is heated or cooled in its interior.
(Added by Ord. 220-19, File No. 190708, App. 10/4/2019, Eff. 11/4/2019)