HomeMy WebLinkAbout08_031 PC ResolutionPC RESOLUTION NO. 08-31
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TEMECULA RECOMMENDING CITY
COUNCIL ENDORSE THE CALIFORNIA GREEN
BUILDER PROGRAM (CGB) FOR NEW SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL HOMES, AND THAT ALL NEW
CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS TO CITY OWNED
FACILITIES BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO
ACHIEVE A MINIMUM LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) CERTIFIED RATING
(LONG RANGE PLANNING PROJECT NUMBER LR08-
0001)
Section 1. Procedural Findings. The Planning Commission of the City of
Temecula does hereby find, determine and declare that:
A. The demand for resources including, but not to limited to, energy and
water, have grown, and it is expected that demand for resources will continue to grow in
the foreseeable future to support growing population and building needs.
B. Conserving energy and water, improving air quality, reducing pollution,
and conserving natural resources, reduces adverse environmental impacts.
C. Green building programs reduce energy and water consumption, improve
air quality, reduce pollution and conserve natural resources, which reduce adverse
environmental impacts.
D. Green building programs can have significant positive healthy effects and
improve the living environments for occupants over the life of the building.
E. The City of Temecula seeks to promote green building initiatives, policies,
and construction standards that reduce energy and resource consumption, conserve
water, improve air quality and conserve natural resources to reduce adverse
environmental impacts.
F. The City of Temecula supports the voluntary California Green Builder
Program as an effective first step to help meeting community economic and
environmental goals of the City.
G. The voluntary California Green Builder program has established
performance and prescriptive green building standards that can be easily adopted and
implemented by City staff.
H. The City of Temecula supports a commitment to sustainable building
practices, and will provide leadership and guidance in promoting, facilitating, and
instituting such practices in the community.
I. The City of Temecula finds that green building design and construction
decisions made by the City in the construction of City buildings can result in significant
environmental benefits and cost savings over the life of the building.
J. The City of Temecula also recognizes that it must lead by example in
order to have the general populace follow suit and therefore commits itself to the
practice of green building for new construction of city owned buildings.
K. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green
Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for
developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.
L. It is the intent of the City of Temecula to plan, design, and construct its
buildings in a sustainable manner. The US Green Building Council's LEED rating
system and Reference Guide shall be the design and measurement tools used to
determine what constitutes a sustainable building under this policy. At a minimum, the
LEED Certified level certification shall apply to new construction and additions to
existing buildings.
Section 2. Environmental Findings. Staff has determined that this Resolution
to participate in the California Green Builder program for the construction of production
single-family residential homes, and to require new construction of publicly owned
buildings and facilities to be constructed to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design Certified standard, would result in positive benefits to the environment, public
health, safety and welfare of the community. The Planning Commission hereby finds
that this Resolution is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section
15308, Class 8 -Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment.
The Resolution to adopt the California Green Builder Program for production single-
family residential homes, and to adopt the Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design for new construction of Municipally owned buildings will result in the
conservation of energy, water, and other natural resources, resulting in positive benefits
to the environment, public health, safety and welfare of the community.
Section 3. The Planning Commission of the City of Temecula hereby
recommends that the City Council adopt the California Green Builder program for new
single-family production homes as a voluntary program, and hereby recommends that
the City Council adopt a policy that requires all new construction and additions of City of
Temecula owned facilities to be designed and constructed to achieve the Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified rating.
Section 4. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City of Temecula
Planning Commission this 18th day of June 2008.
ohn elesio, Chairman
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I, Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary of the Temecula Planning Commission, do hereby
certify that the forgoing PC Resolution No. 08-31 was duly and regularly adopted by
the Planning Commission of the City of Temecula at a regular meeting thereof held on
the 18th day of June 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: Carey, Chiniaeff, Guerriero,
Harter, Telesio
NOES: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
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Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary