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ATTACHMENT 1 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 20.26 GREEN BUILDING CODE TO INCORPORATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17.50 GREEN BUILDING, TO BE REPEALED, AND ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS (CALGREEN) CODE AND RELATED LOCAL AMENDMENTS WHEREAS, Pleasanton has long had an interest and taken action towards the conservation of energy, water and other natural resources, as well as has been providing for sustainable built environments which are healthy for residents, workers and visitors to the City; and WHEREAS, Pleasanton adopted in 2002 a Green Building ordinance (Ord. 1873, set forth in Municipal Code Chapter 17.50) applicable to certain new commercial and civic buildings; and WHEREAS, in 2006, Pleasanton amended the Green Building ordinance (by Ord. 1934) to extend requirements to certain new residential construction; and WHEREAS, in 2010, the State of California Building Standards Commission has adopted the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), which will take effect state -wide on January 1, 2011; and WHEREAS, Pleasanton desires to maintain the provisions of its existing Green Building ordinance, and harmonize those provisions with the adoption by reference of the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) at Title 24 California Code of Regulations, Part 11, with amendments particular to Pleasanton's climatic, topographic and geological conditions; and WHEREAS, CALGreen Section 101.7 specifically provides for local agencies to adopt additions, deletions, or additional measures (referred to as tiers); and WHEREAS, Pleasanton has determined that most CALGreen Tier 1 measures are appropriate for projects that were already subject to the City's Green Building ordinance because of generally equivalent requirements, but that other new construction projects should only be subject to CALGreen's basic mandatory requirements as the new State -wide required minimum standard, unless otherwise exempt; and WHEREAS, additional amendments to CALGreen are needed to harmonize with the City's existing Construction and Demolition Debris ordinance (No. 1992, in Municipal Code Chapter 9.21); and WHEREAS, amendments are also needed to CALGreen to require compliance with the Stormwater Management and Discharge Control provisions of Municipal Code