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Appendix A5

Section A5.304

California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California

OUTDOOR WATER USE

A5.304.1 Reserved.

A5.304.2 Outdoor water use. For new water service not subject to the provisions of Water Code Section 535, separate meters or submeters shall be installed for indoor and outdoor potable water use for landscaped areas of at least 500 square feet but not more than 1,000 square feet.

A5.304.6 Restoration of areas disturbed by construction. Restore all landscape areas disturbed during construction by planting with local adaptive and/or noninvasive vegetation.

A5.304.7 Previously developed sites. On previously developed or graded sites, restore or protect at least 50 percent of the site area with adaptive and/or noninvasive vegetation. Projects complying with Section A5.106.3, Item 3 may apply vegetated roof surface to this calculation if the roof plants meet the definition of adaptive and noninvasive.

Exception: Area of the building footprint is excluded from the calculation.

A5.304.8 Graywater irrigation system. Install a graywater collection system for onsite subsurface irrigation using graywater collected from bathtubs, showers, bathroom wash basins and laundry water. See California Plumbing Code.

TABLE A5.303.3 COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER WATER USE
TYPE HIGH-TEMPERATURE—
MAXIMUM GALLONS PER RACK		 LOW-TEMPERATURE—
MAXIMUM GALLONS PER RACK
Single Tank Conveyor 0.70 (2.6 L) ≤ 0.79 (3 L)
Multiple Tank Conveyor ≤ 0.54 (2 L) ≤ 0.54 (2 L)
Stationary Single Tank Door ≤ 0.89 (3.4 L) ≤ 1.18 (4.5 L)
Under Counter ≤ 0.86 (3.3 L) ≤ 1.19 (4.5 L)
Pot, Pan, and Utensil ≤ 0.58 GPSF ≤ 0.58 GPSF
Single Tank Flight Type GPH≤ 2.975x + 55.00 GPH≤ 2.975x + 55.00
Multiple Tank Flight Type GPH≤ 4.96x + 17.00 GPH≤ 4.96x + 17.00

Note: GPSF = gallons per square foot of rack; GPH = gallons per hour; X = square feet of conveyor belt/minute (max conveyor speed sf/min as tested and certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 3)

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▸Contents — California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
  1. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  2. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 3 — GREEN BUILDING
  4. Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  5. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  6. Chapter 6 — REFERENCED ORGANIZATIONS AND STANDARDS
  7. Chapter 7 — INSTALLER AND SPECIAL INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
  8. Chapter 8 — COMPLIANCE FORMS, WORKSHEETS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL
  9. Appendix A4
  10. ▸Appendix A5
    Overview
    1. Section A5.101
    2. Section A5.102
    3. Section A5.103
    4. Section A5.104
    5. Section A5.105
    6. Section A5.106
    7. Section A5.201
    8. Section A5.202
    9. Section A5.203
    10. Section A5.211
    11. Section A5.212
    12. Section A5.213
    13. Section A5.301
    14. Section A5.302
    15. Section A5.303
    16. Section A5.304
    17. Section A5.305
    18. Section A5.401
    19. Section A5.402
    20. Section A5.403
    21. Section A5.404
    22. Section A5.405
    23. Section A5.406
    24. Section A5.408
    25. Section A5.409
    26. Section A5.501
    27. Section A5.502
    28. Section A5.504
    29. Section A5.507
    30. Section A5.508
    31. Section A5.601
    32. Section A5.106
    33. Section A5.202
    34. Section A5.203
    35. Section A5.204
    36. Section A5.205 — [OSHPD 1 & 4]
    37. Section A5.207 — [OSHPD 1, 2 & 4]
    38. Section A5.210 — [OSHPD 1, 2 & 4]
    39. Section A5.401
    40. Section A5.407 — [OSHPD 1, 2 & 4]
    41. Section A5.408
    42. Section A5.410
    43. Section A5.504
    44. Section A5.505 — [OSHPD 1, 2 & 4]

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