HomeMy WebLinkAbout0938ORDINANCE NO. 933 (1982 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
REQUIRING CERTAIN FACILITIES TO INCORPORATE
FEATURES TO FACILITATE SOLAR WATER HEATING
SYSTEMS OR TO PROVIDE LIFE -CYCLE COST COMPARISONS
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted an Energy Element of the General
Plan, with the goal of making the city more energy self - reliant and economically
secure through the use of local energy sources; and
WHEREAS, the City is concurrently adopting regulations and guidelines
for the provision and protection of solar access throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, several applications of solar water heating systems have been
shown to be cost - effective in this climate and latitude, considering costs
of installation and operation in comparison with rising fossil -'fuel and
electricity prices; and
WHEREAS, the technology to heat water directly by sunlight is readily
available; and
WHEREAS, the state and federal governments advocate greater use of solar
energy systems and have established tax incentives for such systems;
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. The Solar Water Heating Regulations, fully contained in the
attached Exhibit A, are adopted.
SECTION 2. After review and consideration, the Community Development
Director's approval of a negative declaration of environmental impact is
affirmed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance, together with the ayes and noes, shall be
published once in full, at least three (3) days before its final passage, in
the Telegram- Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in said city, and
the same shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty days after its said
final passage.
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ORDINANCE NO. 938 (1982 Series)
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INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo at a meeting thereof held on the 9th_ day of octoh__ er- , 1982, on
motion of Councilwoman Dovey , seconded by Councilman Settle ,
and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Dovey, Settle, Dunin, Griffin and Mayor Billig
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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City Jerk Pamela Voges
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EXHIBIT "A"
ARTICLE VIII - BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9 - SOLAR WATER HEATING REGULATIONS
SECTION 8901: PURPOSE
These regulations are intended to help reduce the dependence of city
residents and businesses on fossil fuels for water heating where solar
water heating has been shown to be generally feasible and cost effective.
SECTION 8902: REQUIREMENTS
8902.1 Buildings with hot -water systems
After the effective date of these regulations, each new building or
group of buildings proposing a hot -water system which does not use
solar energy shall include:
A. An accessible space appropriately located and of sufficient size
to allow installation of a tank for storage of solar - heated
water; and
B. Roof penetrations with properly capped jacks, to the approval
of the Chief Building Official, to facilitate future connections
of a solar heating system.
8902.2 Users of large amounts of heated water
After the effective date of these regulation,,.applications to build
the types of facilities listed immediately below which do not propose
a solar, solar- assisted, or solar pre- heated hot-water system shall
be accompanied by life -cycle cost calculations comparing the type of
water - heating system proposed with an equivalent solar, solar- assisted,
or solar pre- heated system.
A. Commercial laundries;
B. Self-service.-laundries;
C. Common laundry facilities within residential projects with more
than four dwellings;
D. Multi - family residential projects with central or circulating
hot -water systems, having more than four dwellings, and all
multi- family residential projects with more than 8 dwellings;
E. Hotels and motels or the addition to a hotel or motel of more
than four units;
F. Group quarters residential projects designed for occupancy by
more than ten individuals;
G. Restaurants and food take -out establishments with more than 400
square feet of floor area for customer use;
H. Gymnasia and athletic clubs and sports facilities providing
shower facilities;
I. Food processing, dyeing, chemical, and beverage industries;
J. Commercial, industrial, office, and public facilities with more
than 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area.
SECTION 8903: ENFORCEMENT AND EXCEPTIONS
The Chief Building Official shall interpret and enforce these regulations.
The Chief Building Official shall grant exceptions to the requirements of
these regulations if a permit applicant demonstrates:
A. A hot -water system using waste -heat recovery or heat from non - :.
depletable energy sources will supplant essentially the same amount
of energy that could be provided by solar energy -- a system which
would substantially reduce the use of .fossil fuel or electricity for
water heating will be employed; or
B. Sufficient solar exposure is not available and cannot be made
available by means readily available to the applicant. Circumstances
which would preclude sufficient solar exposure and warrant an exception
include, without limitation:
1. Shading during a substantial part of the year or day by neighboring
landforms, structures, or vegetation;
2. Insufficient building or site area under control of the applicant
upon which the necessary area of solar collectors could be
installed.
SECTION 8904: PLANS AND PERMITS
The requirements for plans and permits shall so far as possible be the
same as provided in Municipal Code Article VIII, Building Regulations.
Life -cycle cost comparisons which may be required by these regulations
shall include all initial and operating costs and cost - savings,
including applicable tax incentives, and shall generally follow the
methods and employ the energy -price inflation factors provided by the
California Energy Commission. The comparisons shall take into account
the particular water -use patterns of each proposed facility.
SECTION 8905: INSPECTIONS
Facilities and equipment installed pursuant to these regulations shall
be subject to inspection by the City as provided in Municipal Code
Article VIII, Building Regulations.
SECTION 8906: FEES
Fees for plan check and inspections pursuant to these regulations shall
be as provided for other building projects, except that upon the
recommendation of the Chief Building Official, the council may by
resolution establish fees to recover costs not borne by building - permit
fees.
SECTION 8907: DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of these regulations, the following terms and phrases
shall have the indicated meanings:
Fossil fuel means natural gas of geologic origin, oil, coal, or any fuel
derived from them.
Non - depletable energy source means solar heat, heat from combustion of
a biomass fuel such as wood, plant wastes, or methane from decomposition
of organic material, or electrical energy produced exclusively from such
a source or from wind or hydro - generation or photovoltaic cells.
Solar water heating system means any system using sunlight to heat water,
whether by active circulation or thermosyphoning effect, and with or without
a separate heat transfer fluid.
Waste -heat recovery means the use of heat which would otherwise be
dissipated without performing any useful function, including, without
limitation, heat from steam - turbine generation of electricity, from
internal combusion engines, from equipment or fluids used in industrial
processes or from ventilating heated spaces, incinerators, or furnaces.
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ORDINANCE NO. 938
(1982 Series)
FINALLY PASSED this 26th day of October
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1982, on motion of Councilman Settle seconded by
Councilman Griffin , and on the following roll call
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Settle, Griffin, Dovey, Dunin and Mayor Billig
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ydf Melanie C. Billig
ATTEST:
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Cit Clerk Pamela V es
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