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Bay Area Reach Codes
<br /> Over the past seven months, a group of public agencies including East Bay Community
<br /> Energy (EBCE), Peninsula Clean Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, the San Mateo
<br /> County Office of Sustainability, the County of Santa Clara, and StopWaste developed a
<br /> set of resources to assist cities with development of local Building Electrification and EV
<br /> Infrastructure codes that may go over and above the standards included in the
<br /> California Building Safety Code - also referred to as reach codes. The group developed
<br /> model reach code templates that can be used by its member cities, including the
<br /> analysis and findings necessary to support adoption of local reach codes.
<br /> For Pleasanton, staff proposes to use the model reach codes as a template for much of
<br /> the proposed local amendment - however, some adjustments are suggested to better
<br /> align with Pleasanton's goals. In recent years, over 50 cities in the Bay Area have
<br /> adopted some form of reach code (i.e., building electrification and/or EV charging) for
<br /> the current (2019) code cycle —these include Contra Costa County, Fremont, San
<br /> Carlos, Los Altos, Alameda, and Emeryville. In addition to Pleasanton, several
<br /> additional cities are considering reach codes this code cycle including Dublin, Walnut
<br /> Creek, and Hayward. The City of Livermore adopted its local reach codes on
<br /> September 26, 2022.
<br /> In drafting the proposed reach codes, staff considered a range of aspects including
<br /> greenhouse gas (GHG) implications, costs and cost savings, vehicle and construction
<br /> trends, indoor air quality and safety, neighboring jurisdictions, and resilience and
<br /> conservation impacts. Many of these ideas were also considered and vetted in the CAP
<br /> 2.0 in considering inclusion of Primary Actions 1 and 5 to advance building
<br /> electrification and expand the EV charging network.
<br /> DISCUSSION
<br /> Overview
<br /> The proposed ordinance adopts the state's new California Building Standards Codes,
<br /> as well as carries forward the City's current local amendments relating to local
<br /> conditions Exhibit 2, based upon the specific findings set forth in Exhibit 1 of the
<br /> Ordinance. The proposed local amendments encompass EV charging and building
<br /> electrification reach codes, as a component of the Green Building Code.
<br /> The Pleasanton Building and Construction Code is comprised of sixteen (16) distinct
<br /> Chapters of the Pleasanton Municipal Code Title 20. Specifically, the proposed
<br /> ordinance would amend Chapters 20.04 (Pleasanton Building Administrative Code),
<br /> Chapter 20.06 ( Existing Building Code), 20.08 (Building Code), 20.10 (Residential
<br /> Code), 20.12 (Plumbing Code), 20.16 (Mechanical Code), 20.20 (Electrical Code),
<br /> 20.24 (Fire Code), 20.26 (Green Building Code), 20.36 (Security Regulations), 20.55
<br /> (Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code) and 20.65 (Property Maintenance Code) of
<br /> the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC), adopting by reference and amending the 2021
<br /> Editions of the International Building, Existing Building, Residential, Fire, Property
<br /> Maintenance and the Swimming Pool and Spa Codes; the 2020 Edition of the National
<br /> Electrical Code and the 2022 CALGreen. Amendments to Title 18, the Zoning Code
<br /> (specifically Chapter 18.88), are also proposed to bring it into alignment with Title 20, as
<br /> it pertains to EV charging requirements.
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