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San Bruno City Council Meeting Dec. 14, 2010 10e. Building Code Updates
A
B
Thank
you
I'll
be
giving
the
presentation.
Mcgary
lipari
is
our
technical
expert,
so
he
could
answer
any
questions
you
have
following
this
report
as
well.
Every
three
years,
the
California
Building
Standards
Commission,
updates
the
California
building
codes
and
there's
a
number
of
code
books
that
comprise
the
California
Building
Code
series.
They
include
things
like
the
California
residential
code,
the
california
energy
code,
the
Californian
plumbing
code
and
there's
about
a
dozen
of
them
that
comprised
the
whole
California
Building
Code
series
when
the
requirements
in
these
codes
change.
The
cities
are
required
to
implement
these
changes.
B
However,
cities
are
able
to
amend
the
code
if
based
on
local,
climatic,
geographical
or
topographical
situations,
but
these
amendments
must
be
approved
by
the
Building
Standards
Commission
prior
to
implementation.
In
the
past
code
cycle
three
years
ago,
San
Bruno
did
adopt
several
local
amendments.
Those
were
mostly
related
to
their
proximity
to
the
San
Andreas
Fault,
as
well
as
our
proximity
to
SFO.
These
included
commercial
sprinkler
requirements,
airport
noise
windows,
roof
requirements,
appeal
requirements
and
the
council
remembers
the
time
limit
ordinance
for
building
codes
building
permits.
Although
staff
is
proposing,
no
other
major
policy
type
amendments.
B
This
time
around
passed
amendments
will
be
carried
forward.
There
also
be
some
smaller
technical
requirements
that
also
be
proposed
as
the
and
the
overall
code
amendment
package.
However,
from
time
to
time,
the
state
also
adds
a
code
book
and
that's
the
subject
of
this
report.
The
state
is
adding
a
green
building
codes
book
becoming
the
first
state
in
the
nation
to
have
green
building
standards.
B
B
There's
more
standards
involved
with
that,
as
well
as
additional
energy
savings
as
a
result,
and
ultimately,
whether
to
adopt
these
tears
is
a
policy
choice
of
each
individual
city
council
California
and
does
not
require
the
approval
to
California
Building
Standards
Commission,
so
I'll
go
over
a
couple,
a
couple
things
a
couple
of
the
requirements
for
the
mandatory,
as
well
as
the
tier
1
or
tier
2.
One
thing
an
important
thing
to
remember
is
that
this
Green
Building
Code
only
applies
to
the
board
new
construction.
B
It
doesn't
apply
to
any
remodels
or
additions,
only
brand-new
construction
of
homes,
so
few
of
the
requirements
that
be
as
the
mandatory
level
there
requires
both
a
stormwater
plan,
as
well
as
a
surface
water
management
plan
for
all
single-family
homes.
So
this
is
something
that
is
new.
There's
increased
energy
requirements,
energy
efficiency
requirements.
There
is
a
one
big
thing
as
a
requirement
for
twenty
percent
reduction
in
indoor
water
use.
B
The
mandatory
code
also
Institute's
construction,
as
well
as
indoor
quality
requirements,
so
tier
one
would
be
the
step
up
from
that.
Some
of
the
things
that
are
required
in
tier
one
is
additional
topsoil
protection.
One
interesting
thing
is
a
20-percent
requirement
for
permeable
paving
on
site.
That's
something
that
we
have
within
our
residential
design
guidelines,
but
it's
something
that's
also
replicated
within
this
tier
1
code.
B
One
important
thing
is
exceeding
the
California
energy
standards
by
fifteen
percent.
There's
additional
landscaping.
Irrigation
requirements
also
requirement
to
have
ten
percent
recycled
content,
be
used
for
construction
materials
and,
finally,
a
sixty-five
percent
reduction
waste
requirement.
If
you
take
it
a
step
further
and
go
up
to
tier
two
there's
now
a
30-percent
permeable
paving
requirement,
you
need
to
exceed
California
energy
codes
by
thirty
percent,
a
number
of
other
requirements,
including
the
75
percent
reduction
in
construction
waste.
B
Of
course,
these
are
there's
going
to
be
costs
involved
for
all
of
these
and,
as
you
go
up
for
each
tier
there's,
additional
short
term
costs.
Of
course,
they
also
lead
to
long-term
savings,
but
in
terms
of
the
short
term
costs,
if
you're
just
to
update,
if
you're
just
to
go
with
the
mandatory
code,
there's
probably
about
a
five-thousand-dollar
cost
increase
over
what
how
you
build
a
code
now,
but
that's
that's
mandatory,
and
this
is
for,
if
you're,
building
your
standard,
2200
square
but
new
home.
B
If
you're
going
up
to
the
tier
1
requirements,
you're-
probably
spending
about
a
thousand
dollars
to
two
thousand
dollar
mowers
for
the
energy
co
portion
and
about
ten
to
twenty
thousand
dollars
more
for
the
overall
requirements
and
finally
tier
two
you're
going
up
to
about
20,000
to
forty
thousand
dollars
more
than
the
mandatory
requirements.
So
that's
the
cost
side.
Obviously
the
benefit
side,
there's
huge
environmental
benefits,
especially
when
you
look
at
the
cumulative
impact
of
this
being
adopted
over
all
the
cities
to
California
and
at
California,
usually
being
the
leader
in
environmental.
B
Other
states
will
follow,
but
the
been
estranged
from
energy
efficiency
to
reduction
in
water
use
and,
of
course,
recharging
the
city's
groundwater
system
through
the
use
of
permeable
paving,
and
it
should
be
noticed-
as
we
know
it
in
the
staff
report-
that
these
costs
will
begin
will
drop
over
time.
As
these
requirements
take
place,
there
will
be
additional
suppliers
in
the
market
which
will
drive
down
costs
and
end
up
for
savings
with
the
homeowners
of
them
as
overtime
and
the
break-even
point
for
all
of
these.
It's
hard
to
estimate
an
exact
break-even
point.
B
This
is
typically
about
ten
years
time,
so,
regarding
a
recommendation,
staff
is
recommending
that
the
City
Council
adopt
the
Tier
one
measures,
as
you
see
from
your
staff
report.
These
are
consistent
with
the
number
of
other
cities
within
San,
Mateo
County
and
we're
recommending
these.
For
a
few
reasons.
First,
is
the
within
the
general
plan.
B
The
City
Council
did
provide
staff
with
direction
to
always
look
at
what
environmentally
sustainable
options
there
are
within
the
within
building
standards,
and
we
feel
that
the
tier
1
standards
do
take
a
leadership
role
in
this
with
in
san
mateo
county,
also
from
a
contractor,
a
business
owner
and
a
homeowner
standpoint.
These
are
some
the
most
consistent
with
other
cities
within
San,
Mateo
County.
B
You've
heard
us
talk
about
removing
the
moving
target
before
and
this
would
do
it
by
being
the
most
consistent
with
other
cities
within
San,
Mateo
County
and
finally,
while
the
two
tier
two
requirements
might
be,
the
best
thing
for
the
long
run.
I
think
is
the
best
bet
to
let
the
market
catch
up
with
these,
so
the
product
prices
drop,
and
we
could
eventually
implement
these.
B
What
we
don't
want
to
do
is
put
ourselves
in
a
competitive
disadvantage
without
cities
by
adopting
these
tier
two
requirements,
and
some
developments
could
pass
us
by
because
the
costs
associated
with
them
are
just
more
in
the
short
term.
So
with
that,
I
could
take
any
questions,
but
our
recommendation
is
to
adopt
the
tier
1
requirements.
Questions.
C
B
Could
try
to
answer
this
and
see
if
Gary
needs
to
follow
up,
but
my
miosotis,
they
don't.
They
don't
have
to
have
certain
qualifications
what
they
do
at
they
have
the
proposed
plans
that
are
to
the
specifications
of
the
code.
So
if
they
don't
have
a
qualified
architect,
a
qualified
builder,
that's
not
able
to
build
it.
They're
not
going
to
pass
plan
check
or
they're
not
going
to
pass
their
building
inspection.
I
know
if
you
wanted
to
add
anything.
Gary
Thank.
D
You
councilmember
there
are
certain
requirements
for
subcontractors
to
have
certain
qualifications.
There
will
be
duct
testing
requirements,
and
so
there
has
to
be
hers
Raiders.
They
have
to
have
a
certain
certification
or
to
test
the
duct
system
for
a
new
gas
furnace.
So
there
may
be
those
types
of
qualifications,
but
generally
Erin
is
correct
as
far
as
the
general
contractor
would
be
just
a
regular
general
contractor
that
wouldn't
have
to
have
necessarily
any
additional
knowledge
than
what
they
have
now.
Okay,.
C
B
A
there
is
going
to
be
a
learning
curve
and
I
think
there's
a
learning
curve
anytime,
there's
a
code
cycle
and
maybe
even
more
that
this
time.
But
I
don't
think
the
learning
curve
will
be
more
going
from
the
mandatory
code
to
the
tier
1
requirements
because
we'll
be
learning
at
the
same
time.
But
there
is
going
to
be
a
lot
of
references
to
code
books,
a
lot
of
trainings
that
we
have
to
attend
in
order
to
learn.
All
of
this.
B
Absolutely
I
mean
one
thing:
I
forgot
to
note,
especially
related
to
that
is
there.
There
is
a
learning
curve.
So
what
we're
doing
right
now
is
we're
talking
to
a
couple
Nam
nonprofit
groups
that
are
specifically
focused
on
green
building
techniques.
For
two
reasons.
The
first
is
to
hopefully
get
a
grant,
either
through
PG&E
or
another
entity
to
help
with
some
design
assistance
for
these
homeowners
and
architects
that
are
proposing
new
homes
in
the
glenview
area.
A
E
Through
the
chair,
I've
got
over
30
years
of
experience
in
this
I've
been
and
I've,
been
through
ten
building
codes
in
this
and
probably
in
that
state,
and
what
concerns
me
about
this
new
code
and
really
the
only
big
change.
That's
happened
in
the
30
years
really
has
been
energy
compliance
insulation.
You
know
and
glazing
things
and
since
that
time,
since
that's
been
developed
and
I,
see
it
coming
now,
the
documents
have
doubled
tripled.
E
Not
only
are
you
providing
drawings
for
a
design
for
a
new
home,
you
are
providing
almost
a
booklet
of
energy
compliance
forms
and
in
turn
now
the
state
wants
in
the
building
departments
want
those
want
those
documents
on
the
drawings.
So
it's
it's
paperwork
and
I
only
ask
because
you
know
that's
the
livelihood.
I
only
ask
that
that
the
building
departments
throughout
this
county-
you
know,
coordinate
and,
and
our
plan
checkers,
you
know,
make
it
very
clear
of
what
the
requirements
are,
what
they
want,
because
there's
nothing
fun
about
submitting.
E
So
you
know
submitting
documents
for
building
permit
and
getting
numerous
pages
of
planchette
comment.
Stating
you
need
to
do
this.
You
need
to
do
this.
You
need
to
do
this,
you
know
and
then
having
to
resubmit
things
in
time.
Time
goes
on,
so
it's
just
another
stage,
another
layer
of
what
needs
to
be
done
to
comply
and
to
approve
a
project
and
as
long
as
it's
known
what
to
do
and
is,
and
and
and
I
appreciate
what
san
bruno
building
department
planning
department
has
done
in
the
last
couple
of
years.
E
B
I
agree,
and
that's
actually
something
that
gary's
I
think
done
really
well
since
coming
on
board
a
few
years
ago,
is
getting
that
information
and
setting
the
expectations
early
on
in
the
process,
so
that
people
aren't
caught
off
guard
so
wealth
update.
A
lot
of
the
pamphlets
will
have
to
update
our
residential
construction
guide.
That
provides
a
summary
of
what
the
building
code
is.