Title 31 — GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 2 Definitions
Los Angeles County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles County
Cite as: Los Angeles County Municipal Code Chapter 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04
202 - DEFINITIONS.
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COOL ROOF. A roofing material that reduces heat gain through the roof and has either high thermal emittance and high solar reflectance, or low thermal emittance and exceptionally high solar reflectance, as specified in Title 24, Part 6, of the California Energy Code.
COOL ROOF RATING COUNCIL or CRRC. The entity recognized by the California Energy Commission to rate and certify the reflectance and emittance values of roofing products.
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DEVELOPMENT. Any activity requiring discretionary or non-discretionary land use or construction approval from the County that results in the creation, addition, modification, or replacement of impervious surface area, that is not part of routine maintenance activity. Development includes, but is not limited to, land subdivisions; the construction, installation, addition, or replacement of a building or structure; expansion of a building footprint; and land-disturbing activities related to structural or impervious surfaces. Development shall not include routine maintenance of original lines and grades and/or hydraulic capacity.
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(Ord. 2025-0052 § 3, 2025.)
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