...Title
Existing Single-Family Building Reach Code. - DEFERRED
...Recommendations
(a) Approve an ordinance amending various sections of Chapters 24.10 and 24.12 of Title 24 of the San José Municipal Code to modify provisions of the 2025 California Green Building Standards and Building Energy Efficiency Standards with certain exceptions, modifications, and additions which serve as a reach code to increase building efficiency, mandate electric- and solar-readiness, and incentivize all-electric development, and make findings related to the local geographical, topographical, climatic conditions and cost effectiveness, which are necessary to make modifications to the State of California’s Green Building Standards and Building Energy Efficiency Standards.
(b) Authorize the City Manager to submit a reach code submittal package to the Building Standards Commission and California Energy Commission for its approval as required by law.
CEQA: Categorically Exempt, File No. ER25-147, CEQA Guidelines Section 15308, Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment. (Energy)
DEFERRED TO 9/9/2025 PER RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE