§ 14.04.504. Section 307 is added to the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code is to read as follows.

307.1 Buildings required to comply with Tier 1 include the following:

1.

municipal buildings of 5,000 square feet or more of new construction.

2.

non-residential buildings with 25,000 square feet or more of new construction.

3.

tenant improvements of 25,000 square feet or more.

4.

mixed use and multi-family residential buildings four stories in height or more.

307.2 Buildings required to comply with Tier 2 include the following:

1.

new municipal buildings.

2.

municipal renovations of 15,000 square feet or more.

3.

commercial type buildings of over 50,000 square feet or more.

Note. Where there are practical difficulties involved in complying with the threshold levels of a tier, the enforcing agency may grant modifications for individual cases. The enforcing agency shall first find that a special individual reason makes the strict letter of the tier impractical and that modification is in conformance with the intent and purpose of the measure. The details of any action granting modification shall be recorded and entered in the files of the enforcing agency.

(Ord. No. 7289, § 3(J), 12-12-2016)