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Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

Chula Vista Municipal Code Ch. 15.26 Energy Code

Chula Vista Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Chula Vista

Cite as: Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 15.26 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sections:

  • 15.26.010 California Energy Code, 2025 Edition, adopted by reference.

  • 15.26.020 Outdoor lighting zones.

  • 15.26.030 Repealed.

  • 15.26.040 Repealed.

  • 15.26.050 Recodified.

15.26.010 California Energy Code, 2025 Edition, adopted by reference.

The City of Chula Vista adopts, by reference, that certain document known as the California Energy Code, 2025 Edition, set forth in Title 24, Part 6, of the California Code of Regulations, as copyrighted by, and as may be amended from time to time by, the California Building Standards Commission. That California Energy Code is adopted as the Energy Code of the City of Chula Vista for the purpose of regulating building design and construction standards to increase efficiency in the use of energy for new residential and nonresidential buildings. Chapter 15.06 CVMC shall serve as the administrative, organizational, and enforcement rules and regulations for this chapter. (Ord. 3611 § 1, 2025; Ord. 3536 § 1, 2022; Ord. 3474 § 1, 2019; Ord. 3390 § 1, 2016; Ord. 3312 § 1, 2014; Ord. 3149 § 2, 2010; Ord. 3023 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2876 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2786-B § 1, 1999).

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15.26.020 Outdoor lighting zones.

Pursuant to Section 10-114(c) of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 1, the City has adopted an outdoor lighting zones map amending state default lighting zones as applied to certain areas of the City. The locations of outdoor lighting zones in the City are per the adopted Outdoor Lighting Zones Map, dated September 2, 2005, and kept on file with the City’s Development Services Department. (Ord. 3611 § 1, 2025; Ord. 3536 § 1, 2022; Ord. 3474 § 1, 2019; Ord. 3390 § 1, 2016; Ord. 3312 § 1, 2014; Ord. 3149 § 2, 2010; Ord. 3023 § 1, 2005).

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15.26.030 Reduced power allowances for specific outdoor lighting applications.

15.26.040 Mandatory energy efficiency requirements for additions to single-family homes and condos.

15.26.050 Mandatory benchmarking and conservation requirements for multifamily and commercial buildings.

Recodified as 15.62.010 by Ord. 3615, 2025. (Ord. 3536 § 1, 2022; Ord. 3498 § 1, 2021).

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