Whittier Municipal Code Ch. 15.10 Green Building Standards Code

(a) The City Council of the City of Whittier hereby adopts the mandatory provisions of the California Green Building Standards Code specified in Chapter 15.01.010 as Chapter 15.10.010 of Title 15 of this Code, except such portions as are deleted, modified, or amended as set forth in this chapter. Said Code is adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth herein.

(b) The purpose of this Code is to prescribe regulations for the protection of the public health and safety and to establish minimum regulations for reducing the environmental impact of buildings within the City.

(Ord. No. 3143, § 12, 12-13-22)

State Law reference— Adoption by reference, Government Code § 50022.1 et seq.

The text within Chapter 1 is deleted and replaced with the following:

Chapter 1 Administrative Provisions

Section 101. For administrative provisions for this Code, see Sec. 15.01.040.

(Ord. No. 3143, § 12, 12-13-22)

Section 202 is amended by adding the following definition:

Sustainability. Consideration of present development and construction impacts on the community, the economy, and the environment without compromising the needs of the future.

(Ord. No. 3143, § 12, 12-13-22; Ord. No. 3173, § 10, 12-9-25)

Section 4.304.1 is deleted and replaced as follows:

Section 4.304 amended by adding a new Section 4.304.2 to read as follows:

4.304.2 Irrigation controllers. Automatic irrigation system controllers for landscaping provided and installed at the time of final inspection and shall comply with the following:

a) Controllers shall be weather or soil moisture-based irrigation controllers that automatically adjust irrigation in response to changes in plants' needs as weather conditions change.

b) Weather-based controllers without integral rain sensors or communication systems that account for local rainfall shall have a separate wired or wireless rain sensor which connects or communicates with the controller(s). Soil moisture-based controllers are not required to have rain sensor input.

(Ord. No. 3143, § 12, 12-13-22; Ord. No. 3173, § 10, 12-9-25)