Dana Point Municipal Code Ch. 8.32 California Green Building Standards Code

The City Council of the City of Dana Point hereby adopts by reference the California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 11, known and designated as the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition. The California Green Building Standards Code is on file for public examination in the office of the Building Official.

(Added by Ord. 07-09, 12/4/07; amended by Ord. 16-08, 11/15/16; Ord. 19-05, 12/3/19; Ord. 22-04, 12/6/22; Ord. 25-10, 9/16/2025)

Subsection 301.1 of Section 301 is hereby amended to read as follows:

301.1 Scope. Buildings shall be designed to include the green building measures specified as mandatory in this code. Voluntary green building measures are also included in this code the application checklists and may be included in the design and construction of structures covered by this code, but are not required unless they are adopted by a city or county as specified in Section 101.7.

301.1.1 Additions and alterations. [HCD] The mandatory provisions of Chapter 4 shall be applied to additions or alterations of existing residential buildings. Code sections relevant to additions and alterations shall only apply to the portions of the building being added or altered within the scope of the permitted work.

Note: On and after January 1, 2014, residential buildings undergoing permitted alterations, additions or improvements shall replace noncompliant plumbing fixtures with water-conserving plumbing fixtures. Plumbing fixture replacement is required prior to issuance of a certificate of final completion, certificate of occupancy or final permit approval by the local building department. See Civil Code Section 1101.1, et seq., for the definition of a noncompliant plumbing fixture, types of residential buildings affected and other important enactment dates.

(Added by Ord. 16-08, 11/15/16; Ord. 19-05, 12/3/19; Ord. 22-04, 12/6/22; Ord. 25-10, 9/16/2025)