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THE CITY OF 11 -- ° °"-' "' CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pL€ ASANTON© January 4, 2011 Community Development Planning Division TITLE: PRZ -55, CONSIDER INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO: (1) ADD CHAPTER 20.26, GREEN BUILDING CODE, WHICH WOULD ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS (CALGREEN) CODE WITH RELATED LOCAL AMENDMENTS ADDRESSING SPECIFIC GREEN BUILDING ISSUES; (2) AMEND CORRESPONDING CHAPTER 20.02, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND OTHER RELATED SECTIONS OF THE CODE; AND (3) REPEAL CHAPTER 17.50, GREEN BUILDING SUMMARY The proposed amendments to the City's Municipal Code for the existing green building requirements will create consistency with the State's new green building standards that take effect on January 1, 2011. Starting January 1, 2011 the City is required to implement the State's new minimum green building requirements. If a code amendment is not adopted, on January 1, 2011 both green building codes (the City's and the State's) will be in effect in Pleasanton. While the two codes are similar, without an amendment applicants would be required to show compliance with two sets of regulations. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION At its September 29, 2010 meeting, the Planning Commission voted 3 -2 (Narum and Blank opposed) to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed Code amendments. ECONOMIC VITALITY COMMISSION ACTION At its September 16, 2010 meeting, the Economic Vitality Commission (EVC) unanimously voted to recornmend that the City Council approve the proposed Code amendments and requested: (1) Cost analysis information be adjusted to show current costs and rebate off-sets of building green; and (2) Additional "green building" conditions of approval not be added to projects during the discretionary review process. COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ACTION At its August 25, 2010 meeting, the Committee on Energy and the Environment (E &E Committee) voted 6 -0 to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed Code amendments and requested the City consider incentives to encourage developers to achieve CALGreen Tier 2.