Adopting Green Building Amendments, Municipal Code section 12.16 and 12.18 of the City of Menlo Park ordinances
Summary
SCH Number
2023010074
Public Agency
City of Menlo Park
Document Title
Adopting Green Building Amendments, Municipal Code section 12.16 and 12.18 of the City of Menlo Park ordinances
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/5/2023
Document Description
As the state and the community move toward renewable and clean electricity, the local building standard is securing a GHG free future for new buildings. Solar significantly drives down the cost of electricity for building operations and provides help with grid resilience. Pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 25402.1(h)(2) and Section 10-106 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. The City of Menlo Park has applied to the California Energy Commission for a determination that its locally adopted energy efficiency standard, enacted in Local Ordinance 1093 require buildings to be designed to consume no more energy than permitted by the 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, which has been adopted by the Energy Commission. The Energy Commission’s Building Standards are set forth in Title 24, Part 6 of the California Code of Regulations. The City of Menlo Park's reach code ordinance was originally approved by it's City Council on 09/24/2019 for new nonresidential and high-rise residential buildings to be all-electric and produce a minimum amount of on-site solar power based on square footage outlined in 12.16 (California Energy code amendments) of our municipal code. Non residential solar requirements are as follows: Less than 10,000 square feet requires a minimum of three kilowatt photovoltaic system. Greater than or equal to 10,000 square feet requires a minimum of five kilowatt photovoltaic system. The City of Menlo Park is looking to renew this requirement through California Energy Commission so our community can move toward more renewable and clean energy.
Contact Information
Name
Chuck Andrews
Agency Name
City of Menlo Park
Job Title
Assistant Community Development Director, Building
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Menlo Park
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations
Reasons for Exemption
These standards are more protective of the environment than the state standards, and there are no reasonably foreseeable adverse impacts, and so there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. As the lead agency, the City of Menlo Park also stated in its application to the Energy Commission that this activity is exempt from CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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