R-9699
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City Council Meeting 09-11-2001
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9699 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
MAKING FINDINGS REGARDING LOCAL CLIMATIC, GEOLOGICAL AND
TOPOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTIONS 17958.5 and 17958.7 and 18941.5
WHEREAS, the State Building Standards Commission approved and published
the 1998 California Building Standards Code in January, 1999; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.7 and 18941.5 provide that
the City may make changes or modifications to the California Building Standards Code
based upon express findings that such changes or modifications are reasonably
necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the 1998 California Building
Standards Code, and based upon the findings contained in this Resolution, the City
Council intends to adopt an ordinance containing certain modifications and additions to
the 1998 California Building Standards Code, which are reasonably necessary based
upon local climatic, topographical and geological conditions;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds that additional energy conservation
requirements are reasonably necessary due to the following local climatic conditions:
As detailed in the City's 1996 Master Environmental Assessment (MEA), Santa
Monica's climate is primarily influenced by the Pacific Ocean and is characterized by
infrequent rainfall and winds which come from the west during the daytime and from the
north and northeast during the nighttime, with intermittent Santa Ana winds occurring
from September to March. As a result of the above, the City enjoys an extremely mild
climate. Average daytime temperatures range from highs of 75 degrees (F) in July,
August, and September to 64 degrees (F) in January and February. Overnight lows
vary from an average of 61 degrees (F) in January and February to 64 degrees (F) in
August. A below freezing temperature has never been recorded in the City. The City's
annual precipitation averages 12.5 inches. This temperate climate makes the City
uniquely suited for the proper operation of buildings designed for sustainable
development. Additionally, the City has excellent air quality and significant natural
resources including its three-mile beachfront. This beachfront is several hundred feet
wide - one of the widest stretches of beach in this part of southern California. In
addition, due to local geographic and meteorological conditions, the City unlike most of
the South Coast Air Basin, seldom exceeds national and state air quality standards.
The decreased use of non-renewable energy sources will help protect local air and
water quality for the benefit of local fauna and flora and human health concerns.
Based on these local climatic conditions, the need to protect the local
environment through stricter development standards, and the cost effectiveness of the
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more restrictive energy standards, the following additional building standards are
appropriate:
(1) Reduction of annual energy budgets by 10-15% based or'! occupancy
type.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Adopted and approved this 13th
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I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 9699 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 13th of November, 2001,
by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members:
Noes: Council members:
Abstain: Council members:
Absent: Council members:
O'Connor, McKeown, Genser, Katz, Mayor
Pro Tern Bloom, Mayor Feinstein
None
None
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