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Santa Monica, califOrnia~y 20, 1980
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Mayor and City Council
MAY 2 7 ISS0
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Analysls of Alternative Organlzatlonal Structures
for Energy Planning and Management
Introduction
This report presents information requested by the City Council at lts meeting
on March 25, 1980 (Item 13A). It discusses the role of local government in
energy management and conservation, and examines various organizational
structures with respect to City and community involvement in the energy area.
The Role of Local Government in Energy Planning and Management
Since 1973 an increasing number of local governments have initiated energy
related programs. Depending upon climate, community size, rate of growth
and economic and political resources, communities have selected different
methods for expressing and implementlng energy programs. Two reasons for
involvement of local governments in energy planning and management have been
identifi ed:
1. Reductlon of publlC expenditures for local government
as energy user.
2. Improvement of local economy through energy conservation
and locally generated energy supplies.
Energy costs have added to the financial burden on local governments as the
cost of heating, cooling, and the lighting of public buildings and streets
has increased dramatlcally ln recent years. The City of Santa ~onlca's utility costs
(gas and electricty) increased from $623,414 in FY 1978 - 79 to $831,667 in
FY 1979 - 80. Utility expenses for FY 1980 - 81 are estimated at $1,050,000,
in spite of various conservation measures undertaken in recent years.
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In addltion to energy conservation for local government's own use, a growlng
number of communities have enacted ordinances mandating the efficient use of
energy or the use of renewable energy sources (see Exhibit A).
Colorado Springs recently adopted a solar access ordinance
to protect the opportunity to use solar collectors for all
property owners. It provides for transfer of solar easement
from one property owner to another (usually the adjoining
owners) through sale, gift or any other legal convention.
The City of Davis has an energy conservation building code,
adopted ln 1975, which mandates energy efficiency for new
construction.
Santa Barbara and San Diego Counties now require solar water
heating systems for all new resldential buildings.
Santa Clara County requires retrofit of residential buildings
prior to resale, and other communities are considering retro-
fit ordlnances requiring insulation, weatherstripping and
caulking.
Not all of the local energy programs implemented in other communities are
practicable in Santa Monica. Unlike communities with ample supply of vacant
land, Santa Monica lS virtually fully developed and therefore can make only a
limited impact in new construction. However, any savings in energy usage, will
go a long way to reduce the energy expenditure of Santa Monica residents and
businesses, expected to exceed $30,000,000 this year.
There are a number of organizat1onal forms the City Council may choose in
developing future City actions 1n energy planning and management. Several
of these are explored in the remainder of this report.
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The Commission Approach
At the present tlme the City has twelve Boards and Commissions. Eleven are
advisory to the City Councilor serve as an appeals mechanism. The twelfth,
the Architectural Review Board~ acts primarily in an advisory capacity to the
Planning Commission.
Both the City Council and community derive various benefits through the creation
of an advlsory commisslon. With respect to an Energy Commission, some potential
benefits are as follows:
Assistance in formulatlng policy alternatives.
Serving as a sounding board for creative ideas.
Assistance in development of creative ideas and proposals
before formal presentation to the City Council.
Providing a symbolic expression of City Council commitment
to energy conservation and development.
Provlding visible support to community members working in
the energy area, by increasing access to decislon-makers
interested and knowledgeable in an area of common concern.
As with most advisory commissions, some disadvantages do exist. Establishing
an energy commisslon may result in the following:
Reduction in the City CouncilJs flexibility, in the sense that it is
often difficult not to act favorably upon the advlce of a group which
has been assigned an advisory role.
Lengthin9 of the decision-making process, thereby inhibiting swift
actlon in areas where the City Council may wish to initiate a
program or policy quickly.
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As wlth each of the City's Commissions, some amount of staff time would be
provided. The minimal level of clerlcal support runs about two and one-half
hours for each hour a commission meets and lncludes typing an agenda, reminder
calls to commission members, attendance at the meeting, and preparation and
distribution of minutes.
The cost of non-clerical staff support depends upon the amount of research and
number of staff reports required, and the salary of the staff person assigned.
The cost of staff support with a department head as liaison (including the
preparation of one staff report at each monthly meeting) and a mini~um of clerical
assistance is approximately $6,500 annually.
Should the Council choose to establlsh an Energy Commission, two areas in
particular should be given careful consideration: make-up of the commission,
and initial direction of the cOmMission's efforts. With respect to membership, the
continuing nature of an established commission might preclude full participation
by current City commissioners (l.e. Planning and Architectural Review Board). Dual
membership may prove too time consuming and dilute the energy and enthusiam
members can brln9 to their work. If this IIcommission of present commissioners"
approach appears unworkable, appointments should be balanced to promote full
exploration and discussion. The following gUldelines are suggested for Council
consideration:
a. variety of perspectives and interests,
b. individuals with technical and non-technical backgrounds,
c. individuals with uacademic" and "practlcaP background, and
d. optimum number for declsion-making of five to seven persons.
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In establishing an ongoing commission in the energy area, staff1s research
indlcates a need to begin with a specific study or developme~t of a document
which will focus the continuing work of the commission. Some possibilities
are: a) study energy use in Santa Monica as it relates to the existing
environment; b) develop an energy element to the general plan, or c) identify
and recommend amendments to existing general plan elements designed to promote
development and conservation of energy.
Without such an initial scoping document, the commission m~ flounder in the
many available options and alternatives, and become inundated by the various
consultants and proponents of specific projects and programs.
Fixed Term Energy Task Force Committee
As an alternative to an ongoing commission, the Council may wish to consider
an energy task force,to be in existence for a pre-determined period of time
and to have specific responsibilities assigned. The following are some areas
where assistance of a task force would be valuable.
1. Policy development with respect to:
- solar access
- distribution of cost and benefits
- how fast to move ;n implementation (voluntary
action, mandating ordinances, retrofltting, etc.)
2. Formulation of an IIEnergy Agendall for the City of Santa Monica.
(After Council consideration, items on the Agenda would be
referred to existing commissions or to City staff, as
appropriate, for further action.)
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In additlon to many of the advantages of an ongoing Energy Comm;sslon, the
task force approach would permit participation by current commission members.
Work on the critical energy lssues could proceed expeditiously byenllsting
these people who are already involved in various aspects of the development
process impactlng energy use in Santa Monica. Further, a fixed time limit
would assure the City attends to the important issues and seeks its own dlrection
before State and Federal Agencies and the utllity companies make decisions which
may limit Santa Monica's options. It should also be noted that the task force
approach would not preclude the use of public forums, and because of the fixed
time period, the utilization of staff time would likely be reduced.
City Council Direction to the City Staff
Last Fall~ the City Councl1 directed the City staff to prepare recommendations
regarding energy conservation. Since then the City has become involved in
energy audits of City facilities, has entered into a Joint Powers Authority
Municipal Solar Utility Agreement, has errb3.rked upon a "waste to energylJ biomass
project, and has begun to purchase more energy efficient vehicles for City use.
At the present time the Administrative Services Department is studying the
feasibility of a four-day (ten hour per day) work week.
As an alternative to a commission or a task force, the Council may choose to
provide more specific direction to the Qty staff in the area of development
of policy alternatives or wlth respect to particular ordinances, programs and
projects. The primary advantages are that results could probably be achieved
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more quickly and the work would be lntegrated into the existing operating
structure. This is, however, a somewhat fragmented approach to the energy
issue as opposed to the more comprehensive, planned approach of a commission
or task force. Further, the opportunity for communlty involvement would be
reduced and whatever lnvolvement did occur would be focused at the City
Council level.
Community Based Advocate Group
As another approach, the City Council may wlsh to encourage the formation of
an independent community based advocate group. Such a group would develop
its own action program, prepare specific energy development and conservation
proposals for the City, private sector and community involvement; and through
communlty education mobilized volunteer efforts in energy conservation. The
Council could facilitate the work of such a group by providing meeting facilities
and publicity in City communications to residents (newsletters and water
billlngs).
The major advantages of thlS alternative are the increased flexlbility on the
part of the Council with respect to making final decisions on specific proposals
and the increased freedom of the community to develop such proposals. It
allows for a greater interplay of ideas through expanded involvement and
encourages more individual action and particlpation on the part of residents,
an essential aspect of energy conservation.
However, this approach relies heavily on citizen interest and upon the leadershlp
skills available within the group. Wlthout broad based particlpation and sufficient
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organization, the Council would be left to seek its own direction in the
area of energy development and conservation.
Recommendation
Should the City Council desire to proceed with a more comprehensive effort
in energy planning and management, the staff recommends an approach which
will allow Santa Monica to act more quickly, bring focus to the City.s
energy policy and provide speclfic direction for future action. In this
regard~ the establishment of a task force has the advantage of being well
sUlted to the use of eXlsting commission members, and in enabling the City
to move expeditiously and in a coordinated manner. Further, it will permit
concentration of staff time in actual implementation of pOlicy and programs
rather than in providing professional and clerical support to an ongoing
advlsory body.
Prepared By: JOHN JALILI~ Assistant City Manager
JEANNE L. KENNEDYt Adminlstrative Assistant
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AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 53.119 TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CODE
RELATING TO PLUIvlBING TO REQUIRE THE USE OF SOLAR
WATER HEATING SYSTE~lS IN NEW--RESIi)ENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
The Board of Supervisors of the County of San DIego do ordain as follows:
Section 1. The Board of SuperVIsors of San Diego County hereby fmds and
declares as follows:
(a) The residents of San Diego County face the uncertamty of conventIOnal
~nergy source supply and the certamty of rapId cost Iocreases for conventional energy
sources as a result of conventIOnal energy resource scarCIty and the lack of new
production and generatIOn facili tIes.
(b) The CalIforma Energy CommISSiOn and CalIforma PublIc Utllities
CommiSSIon have determmed that solar water heating systems and passive deSign
applIcatIOns are techmcally mature and are ready for commercIal applicatiOns. Both
CommISSIons have concluded that they should deSIgnate solar energYJ along WIth
conservation, as a preferred element of supply plannmg to meet CalIforma's future
needs. (CPUC Case No. 10150 and EReDe No. 76-R & D-} and DeCISiOn No. 39592,
October 2, 1978.)
(e) It is a polIcy of the federal government to bUlld a base for the development
of sola" and renewable energy sources as a means of decreasIng Oil import <;. (The
NatiOnal Energy ActJ Department of Energy, November 1978.)
(d) The adopted goals and objective of San Diego County as stated 10 the
Energy Element of the San Diego Genel'al Plan - 1990 are:
GOAL 1 - DEFINE AND ASSURE ADEQUATE ENERGY SUPPLIES FOR
SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
GOAL 2 - ENCOURAGE THE UTILIZATION OF ALTERNATIVE PASSIVE
AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES.
GOAL 3 - MAXIMIZE ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY OF
UTILIZATION.
GOAL 5 - MINIMIZE ECQNO:YlIC OR SOCIAL IMPACTS OF ENERGY
SUPPL Y AND DEMAN D.
GOAL 6 - MINIMIZE POSSIBLITY OF ENERGY SHORT AGES AND
RESULTING HARDSHIPS
GOAL 7 - SEEK EQUITABLE SHARING OF BOTH THE BENEFITS OF
ENERGY CONSUvlPTION AND THE HARDSHIPS OF ENERGY
SHORTAGE.
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GOAL 8 - ENCOURAGE COMPATIBILITY WITH I'~ATIONAL AND
STATE ENERGY GOALS AND CITY AND COMMUNITY
GENERAL PLANS/REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
OBJECTIVE 1 - ACHIEVE MAXIMUM CONSERVATION
AND MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENT OF
ALTERN A TIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY.
PRACTICES
RENEW ABLE
(e) The State of CalIforma has adopted energy conservation standards under the
provIsIOns of the CalIforma AdmmIstratIve Code, Title 24, Part 6, DiVIsion T-20,
Chapter 2, Subchapter 4, ArtIcle 1. Under these provIsions, a life-cycle cost analYSIS
must be conducted compar1Og alternatIve water heating systems wIth electrIC
resistIVe heatmg and the electriC resistive heating system may not be used unless It
'las the lowest life cyels cost.
(f) As a result of Its Solar Ordinance FeasIbIhty Analysis of October 1978, the
County of San DIego has found that solar water heatmg systems are more cost
effectIve than conventional natural gas and electrIC systems after a thorough lIfe-
cycle cost analysts of each.
(g) A number of studIes have been conducted WhICh show the local cl1matl~
condItiOns wIth10 San DIego County are favorable to the use of solar energy systems.
Under these local climatic condItIons, currently avaIlable solar systems should be able
to prOVIde from 60 to 80 percent of water and space heating reqUirements for a
typIcal sIngle faml};1 reSIdence.
Section 2. SectiOn 53.119 IS hereby added to the San DIego County Code to read
as follows:
rrSectIon 53.119
SOLAR WATER HEATER REQUIREMENT
(a) Any other prOVIsions of thIS DIVISIOn 3 to the contrary notwIthstandmg. no
permIt shall be Issued by the AdmmistratIve Authonty for a new reSIdentIal bUlldmg,
as specifIed in paragraph (b) hereof, unless said building includes the use of a solar
energy system as the pnmary means of heatmg water.
(b) SaId prohIbItion shall become operative for permIts sought on or after
October 1, 1979, for new reSIdential construciton Involvmg those parcels for WhICh
solar access has been assured, as .,pecifled In Section 3{a) of Ordms.nce No. (New
SerIes), WhIch are proposed for unincorporated areas not bemg served by pIpe~me
natural gas as of the operatIve date. SaId prohibItIOn shall become operative for
permIts sought on or after October 1, 1980, for new reSIdentIal constructIOn lnVOlvlOg
those parcels for which solar access has been assured, as specified 10 SectIOn 3(a) or
Ordinance No. (New Senes), whlch are proposed for a.ll other umncorporated
areas.
(c) A 'solar energy system' means either of the followmg:
(1) Any solar collector or other solar energy devlCe ."hose primary
purpose IS to prOVIde for the collectIOn, storage, and dlstrlbutlOn of solar energy
for space heatIng or coolIng, or for water heatmg; or
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(2) Any structural design feature of a building, whose primary purpose is
to provide for the collection, storage, end distribution of solar energy for space
heatmg or coolIng, or for water heating.n
Section 3. It is anticipated that following adoJ;?tion of this ordinance, additional
ordinances and matters will be submItted to the Board of Supervisors of the County of
San Diego as follows:
(a) An ordinance to amend Sections 81.401 et saq. and 81.701 et seq. of the
County Code to include solar access provISions as part of the subdivision mep
ap9roval process. SaId ordinance would provide a discretionary procedure for
determIning feasIbIlity of a solar system application at the tentative subdivision map
ap;;>roval stage. Said ordinance would become op~ratiYe October 1, 1979.
(b) An ordinance amending San Diego County codes to make provision for solar
system materials and Installation standards.
(c) A map to accurately identlfy those unincorporated areas not being served by
pipelme natural gas.
(d) A proposal, in the event the state adopts certification procedures for solar
energy systems, for the Board to determine whether to require state certIfIed solar
energy systems for heating water to be installed pursuant to Section 53.119 of the
County Cede.
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SAN DIEGO MANDATING ORDINANCE
Impl (?j"t1entation
The solar ordinance would amend Title 5 of the County Code: "Buildings
and Building Regulations". Performance standards and procedures could
be adopted now. Actual code requirements which would apply to solar
water heating systems would be developed within a three month period
following Board adoption of the solar ordi~ance, utilizing the guide-
l1nes in the j01r.t California Bui1ding Officials and California Energy
Co~iss~on hcrd~~ok which will be available 1n December~ 1978. This
handbook will specify which existing Unifor~ Building Codes are sufficient
to regulate solar installations and what code additions are necessary,
based on a thorough analys1s of existing and proposed model solar codes.
These modificat'~ns would be made in lieu of adopting an entirely new
code which specifically regulates solar system materials usage and
installation standards.
In addltion to the basic building code requirements. the solar ordinance
will specify mlnimum p€rfornance and sizlng requirements for solar systems.
A. Solar panels ~ust meet or exceed an average rating defined
according to ASHRAE 93-77 procedures by a State certified
testing laboratory. At such time as national testing
procedures have been developed, we may wish to modify our
req~irEments to be based on national standards.
3. M1~imum collector and storage tank sizing requirements will
be ~stablished based on: size of house, climatic zone~
azi~uth and tilt of collectors, and type of collector.
c. As a condition of ~ bU1lding permit approval t a certificate
of "suDstant1al complic.ncetJ sigped by a licensed design
prcfessior-al must acccill~any plans. stating that the solar
system meets County requirements.
Exce~tions to ihe Ordinance
It 1S conceivable that situations will arise which will preclude the
use of solar water heating such as an extre~e topographic condition
which reduces direct sunlig~t, shadows from existing structures on
ccr.ti3uOUS properties, or the use of another renewable energy source
or technology. Since not every possible situation can be anticipated,
an appeals process wi11 be established within the Department of Land
Use and Environmental Regulation (LUER) to consider such cases. We
anticipate that tris type of reVlew can be integrated with the normal
subdlvisicn review pro,~ss.
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Solar Access
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The right to sunlight, or solar access~ is partially provided for under
the provisions of AB 3250, recently passed into law. This bill requires
the design of a subdivision for which a tentative map is required to
provlde, to the extent feasible, for future passive or natural heating
or cooling opportunities in the subdivision. It further authorizes local
legislative bodies to require by ordinance, as a condition of approving
a tentat1ve subdivision map, the dedication of easements for the purpose
of assuring each subdivision parcel or unit the right to receive sunlight
ac~oss adjacent parcels or units in the subdivision. Our proposal makes
use of these provisions by limiting the scope of the ordinance to newly
subdivided construction.
A specific procedure rlil' be developed for application within San Diego
County. Such a procedure will be developed and proceed separately from
the 1nitial solar ordinance, and may have an operative date earlier than
that of the solar ordlnance.
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ORDINANCE NO.
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An Ordinance adopting an Energy Conservatlon Policy for Port.land.
The C1ty of Portland ordains:
Sect1.on 1. The CouncJ.l finds:
1. That Resolut1on No. 31911 dlrected the format1on of the Energy Po1J.CY
Steer1ng Committee (committee) and that Regolut~on no. 32032 appoJ.nted
the membersh~p of that Committee.
2. That the CommIttee was charged WIth exa~nlng the findings of the
Portland Energy COIlservat~on ProJect and based upon the technl.cal
feasibIlity of certain conservatlon measu~es, the1r social and
economJ.c l.rnpact and theJ.r potent1.al to save conventIonal energy re-
sources. with developing for Council conslderatJ.on a cornpr~~ensive
energy conservation policy for Portland.
3. That the Comrruttee and its technlcal task forces were remarkably clll-
gent, vo1unteerlng over 3,500 hours of work to develop the Proposed
Po11cy, the result of Whlch 1S a model plan for conserving energy with-
ln thlS or any other municipalJ.ty.
4. That 1.n certaIn cases, the Proposed Po11cy recommends actions that,
1n fact. are already being carried out by the Clty government in order
to ccnserve energy. These include life cycle costlng purchasing ar-
rangements, the set-aside of Clty flli'ds to 1~plement conservatJ.on
measures and other actlons prev10usly authorlzed by Council in Or~nance
No. 145413 which accepted the po11cy and procedure recornmendatlons of
the CIty Energy Management Task Faroe, a standIng ~nternal committee of
Cl.ty government.
5. That tr,~ City, state, nation, and world face drast1c energy prlce in-
creases in the short run ~~d energy scarclty 1n the long run; ~lat these
problelT's have a mrect local lrrgact On the health, safety, and welfare
of the cltlzens of Portland; and-t~at 1t 15 pOSSIble through local actIon
to contribute to the resolutIon of these proble~s. Increased energy costs
reduce the amount of money avallable to c1t1.ZenS to pay for the other
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bas~c I1fe necess1ties and for L~e amen1ties that enhance the quality of
life; lead to decreased bus1ness act1vity and increased unemployment, and
lncrease the cost of local government with result~ng reduct10ns in serV1ce
or lncreases in taxation. Eventual curtailments in energy supply can lead
to lnadequate supplies for residences W1th resultlng health probl~~s and
to cutbacks 10 commercial and 1ndustrial businesses with resulting unem-
ployment. It therefore is appropriate for local government presently to
ass~~e leadersh1P in conservation activities, 1n order to protect the
health, safety and welfare of present and future c1tizens.
6. That national, reg10nal and state governments have provlded insuffic1ent
direction and support for local energy conservation programs such is ours.
The City intends, through th1S poliCY and consequent programs, to take
all actions feasible for our community, and at the 5~~e t1me, encourage
and lobby for more aggre6sive leg~slation and admln1stratlve in~t~at1ve
at other levels of government in suppo~t of our act1ons.
7. That the Commlttee developed the follow~ng stringent set of princlples to
guide the pol~cy:
(a) The polley must be aggressive and achleve signif~cant results:
(b) The social and economic differences between people and flrms must be
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recognized and accommodated;
(e) All sectors of the City's economy must be dealt with equltablYi
(d) All actlons must malotain Portland's attractiveness as a place to
live and do bus1ness;
(e) Conservat1on r.easures must be cost-effective; and
(f) The City government' B role must be to support pn.vate activity, not
to replace it.
8. That the mandatory requirements called for in the Policy are balanced by
the standard of cost-effectiveness arA the availabillty of low-cost f1-
nanc~ng to our cltizenSi that they insure an equitable community sharlng
of the benef~ts and responsibilities of conservation, and that they follow
a five year non-mandatory ..incentive" phase where 'Weatherizat1.on and other
conservation actions will be optional.
9. That the "Discussion Draft" of the Policy conta1.ned a number of SpeCl.flC
just1.ficat1ons for each of the proposed policies and the~r objectives dS
well as a series of "exa.'1lple programs.. which m19ht he carried out to
l.n'lplenent the policy. A copy of the Draft 1S attached as "Exhib1t A.' 1n
order to establish those Just1fications and to lndicate to those charged
with L~plementation of the Pol1.cy the d1.rection wh1ch the Committee and
L,e COUDCll, believe should be taken. However, th1S Ordinance does not
authorize any program listed in Exhib1.t A unless specifically enabled in
the directlve action section, below.
NOW, 'IHEREFORE, the Cou.nc1l directs:
a. The Energy Conservation Goal of the C1ty of portland is to:
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Increase the energy efficlency of eX15t;pg structures and the trans-
portation system of the City through pollcles and programs WhlCh
encourage conserva t io n or l10nrenewab 1 e energy resources t whi 1 e ma i n-
taining the attractiveness of the City as a place to live and do
business.
In order to accomplish this goal the fol1owlng SLX pol1cles and thelr
obJectives are adopted as the Energy Conservat~on PollCY (Policy) of the
C~ty of Portland.
b. Pol~cy #1 shall be:
THE ROLE OF THE CITY IN ENERGY CONSERVATION
The role of the City is to ensure the accomplishment of the Goal.
All of the energy policies are to be policies of the City and depend
on City action. The City shall lmpl~ent conservatlon actions direct-
ly within City government and encourage conservation actions by the
private sector. This shall be accompl1shed through education, incen-
tives, and mandatory actions. The City's efforts shall include pro-
moting conservation; infonming all sectors of available programs and
conservation techniques; developlng financial incentives; advocating
the support of the City efforts at the state, regional, and federal
levels; and regulating conservation actions where appropriate. The
City shall evaluate indicators of energy consu~ption to assure the
effectiveness, comprehensiveness and fairness of private sector
actions.
The objectives of Policy 11 are:
(1) TO assure proper rev1ew and eValuat~on of the Po11cy by a nine-
member Energy Commkssion (CO~ID~sslon) comprised of citizen rep-
resentat1ves appo1nted by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council,
which wl11 advocate conservat~on actlons, monitor the progress
of 1mplementation, and propose to the council changes in the
~l1cy as approprlate. Tne Comm~SSlon wlll make perlodlc reports
to the ~ounc11 on its activ1tles and wll1 issue an In-depth anal-
ysis of Policy ~~l~~entatlon activitles and po11cy effects not
later than three years from the enactrr.e~t of this Ordinance,
aga1n not later than five years frOM the enactment of this Ord1-
nance, and at least every three years L~ereafter.
(2) 10 assure proper C1ty support for L~e POllCY and the CO~lSS10n
by establlshlng a Clty Energy Offlce ~lthln the Offlce of Plan-
nlng and Develophent which wl1l prov:de staff support for the
Oomrnlss1on, shall evaluate the POllCY L~pl~Lentation, admlnlster
and monltor Clty goverr~ent conservatlon activlties, review city
pollcles and programs for consistercy Wlth ~~e pol~cy and make
reconroendatlons to the Counell on L~e pollcles and progr&~s, and
accompllsh ob~er functlons as requlred or Glrected by the A&~ln-
istrator of the Offlce of Pla~nlr.g a~d Develop~ent, the CO~,lS-
sloner-ln-Charge or the City Council.
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(3) To assure proper L~pl~entation of the Pol~cy by assist~ng
the establis~.ent of ?ortland Energy Conservation, Inc. {rECI},
a non-proflt corporation whose responsibilities wl11 include
the development and LDple~entation of Programs wh~ch 1t determines
are necessary to carry out the Po11cy. All activities and d4rec-
tives of the Policy relating to private seater ~plementatlon
wlll be the responsibLllty of PECI. The Board of Directors wlll
be selected from the members of the COmffi15SioD.
(4) To encourage people to choose the City of Portland as a place to
live and do business by developlng a marketing program WhlCh
features the advantages of the City's energy oonservat~on program
In addltlon to other ~uality of life features.
c. Policy *2 shall be:
RETROFIT OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT
All buildings ;n the City shall be ~ade as energy efficient as 15
economically possible as determined by costs of conservation actions
and price of energy. The retrofit of existing buildings for the
purpose of energy conservation shall be accomplished through voluntary
actions initially, with mandatory requirements imposed five years after
the adoption of the Policy. Retrofit programs and the requirements
must be cost-effectivet comprehensivet and have tbe most equitable
impact possible on all sectors of the community.
The Objectives of Policy ~2 shall consist of two general subsets: Res~den-
tial (e.i.) and lk>n-Residential (c.iL).
c.i. ~e Res2dential objectives are:
(1) To insure maximum voluntary compliance 'I-nth the
Policy by PEel establishing a "one stop" energy con-
servation center for energy audits, financlng, energy
conservat~on act1on, referral to private contractors
and program documentatLon for tax and regula~ory pur-
poses.
(2} To furt..~er insure maximum voluntary compliance ..ntb
the Pol~cy by establish1ng as a key element of PEer's
work program the development and .l.mplementatJ.on of a
strategy to aggressively market energy CQnservat~on.
Such strategy should be designed for speclf1c target
groups; use printed and media material as well as
personal contact through individual meetings, semi-
nars and ~orkshops; he coord~nated closely Wlth tne
private sector and governmental canservat~on efforts;
make positive use of accompl1shments already ach.l.~ved
by the private sectorl and rely on voluntary coopera-
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. To 3SSlSt reSldpntlal propel o...n~rs tf) reach a
z.ero net outflow of cap;. tal expended for e;;erg':/ con-
servation actions through a range of flnanc~al and
t<'lX incentlves.
The goal of th15 dlrectlve 15 to enable co~servaticn
actIons to be taken which result In owners paYlng nO
more for thelr cO~~Lned monthly fuel blll plus tr.e
loI'eatherIzatlon costs than they palO prevIously for
fuel alone. Such mortbly costs ~Duld be averaged OVer
any year, would ass~~e no lncr~ase In average monLhly
ccnsuroptlon for the wonthly averase of tbe flrst year
after ~~e actIo~5 are taken arc wo~ld be calculated
in constant dollars.
The ~eeds of renters 101'111 be satLsfIed by s~lrnulatlng
owper InvestFent through these dnd other IncentIves
WhlCh reflect the u~lque character of ~nvestor-owned
res~dentlal propertles.
(4) To prov~de fInanclng for measures not covered by
eX1st~ng programs through estab11s~~ent of a loan pool
1n cooperat~on wlth prlvate lenders whIch could be
used for conservatlon loans where no other f1nanc~ng
mechanisms are appl~cable.
(S) TO facilitate the chOIce of f~nancIng opt~ons so that
property owners can maXlmlze ~~elr fInancial beneflts.
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(G) To achieve the retroflt of 15% of the Clty'S hauslng
unlts annually through voluntary actlons WhlCh are
cost-effective and satlsfy the reco~~endations of the
energy audlt.
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(7) To achleva the eventual cornpl~ance of 100% of the
C1ty1g housing Unlts by reqUlr~ng the cost-effect~ve
retrofit of all resldences In the Clty beglnnlng flve
years from the enactment of thIS ardlnance. The re-
qulremcnt wlll be enforced at ~~e p01nt of sale of the
bUlldlng and wlll lnclude both owner-occupled and In-
vestor-o~ned propertles.
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housl-'ng the retrofIt reqt.llrCI'lent may also he enforced
at the pelnt of unl-t turnover.
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The COffiml5SI0n shall reco~~end to CauDcll new or
illnended Clty code provIslons and admlnlstratlve rules,
lncludlng any authorlzed except~onsi to carry out th1S
Policy.
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4-:~at ~=~~;JrS recoITUTend-ed are CCfT'fa:rdD:e ~or e~.I["r_c/
C'.~5tcmers by develop1.ng a standard -et:-'od of a.,a-"-Y;:l~Jg
co~servation ~e8sures and lnve5~ent deC~51G~S.
(9) To 1mprove the ener~i efflc~ency of ~ew CQnstruct~Cn
by amending the C1.ty BUllolng Coce to lncl~ce SfPClflG
standards for equipment W~1.ch w1.11 reduce e~ergy ccn-
sump~ion.
(IO) To expand the flnanclal resources avallable for cc~-
servatlon by requlring that cost~effectlve ~eat~er-
lzat10n measureS be lncluded 1.n home r~habll~tat1or
loans funded by the Houslng and CO~~u~lty De~elor~eJt
Block grant and any other housIng program ad~nlstered
by the Portland Develop~ent COr-~QSSlon.
{II) To assist the oil heat supplIers located 1.n ~he Clty
to ldentlfy and pursqe alternatIve bU510ess opportun'-
ties to offset sales lost to conservatlon.
(12) To avo~d addltlonal bureaucratlc and Gd~nlstratlve
procedures by relYlng on a self-certlflcatlon Frocedure
for recordlng weatherIzatIon actIons for tax rebates,
resale, or rental requlrements of thlS sectlon.
(13) For purposes of this sectIon {c 1..} I a "cost-effectlve
retrofl.t" meanS those retxoflt conServatlon l"'FTove-
~ ments WhlCh meet a ten year slMple payback CYlterlon.
11 "retroflt conservation lTI"prOVcment" meanS any nOn-
renewable energy conservatlon l~prove~ent applIed to
an e~stIng bUIlding that was ~ot lnstalled at t~e
tIme the bUl1dlng was constructed and any rep1ace~e~L
or rehabl11.tatlon of a non-renewable ener~f con~erva-
tlon improvement that was lnsta11ed but lS In need of
replacement or rehabilltat~on. An Lmprovernen~ or t~te
replacement or rehabi11tat~on of an lrnprovement meets
a "ten year s1mple payback cr~terl.on" If the cost of
makl.ng,replacing, or renabllltatl.ng the Inprove~ent
(includlng any lnterest on b~e cost of dOlng 50) less
the amount of ~ny tax credlts, rebates, or ot~er tax
savlngs dnd fir.anc~al Incentlves, less the calculated
dollar value of the energy to be saved by L~e l~rrove-
ment, replacement, or rehabllltatlon over the Imned~ate1y
following 10 years, lS equal to or less than O.
For the purposes of the sect~on below (c .11 ), "ccst-
effective retrofit" has the 5a~e mean1ng as lr. SeC~lon
~c.i" except that the p3yback per10d 1S f1ve years
~nstead of ten years.
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Thetlltn-ReS'dcnt"l ou)ect,ves .r.~
(1) To encourage reduced energy CO~Slli"ptl.On ~n non-
residential bUl.ld~ngs and l.n lndustr~al processes
through a program of energy audl.ts and energy plans
WhlCh identlfy retrofl.t act10ns and/l.'1dustrlal
process ~diflcatlons and mechanl.cal system effl.-
ClenCles. Vndertaklng of audl~s and cevelo?nent of
plang w111 be mandatory beglnnlng flve years from
~~e enactnent of thlS ordlnance.
(2) To faClll.tate the accompllsh~ent of such energy
audlts and corservatl.on plans by dlrect~ng that PEe!
develop standard procedure a,d met~odology for per-
formlng and cert1fYlng the ene~gy audlt. In addl.tlon.
PECI shall provide, or aSslst 1n prov1dlng or arra~glr.g
for L~e technlcal personnel and f1na~cial resources
necessary to accornpll.sh such audl.ts a~d plans as re-
quested by Portland residents and DUSl.neSses. The
preferred method of aGcoID?l~sh~ng thlS actl.v~ty 15
through prlvate sector flnms work~ng In cooperat~on
and coordination wl.th PECI.
(3)
To reduce the energy cons~ptlon 1n non-resldentl.al
buildings by reguirl.ng L~at cost-effectl.ve retrof~ts
be undertaken by the bUl.ld~ng owner when the bUlldlng
is sold or when remodellng equal to 50% of the re-
pldce~nt value of the bUlldl~g lS undertaken, besin-
nl.n9 rlve years from the date of the adoptlon of thl.S
ordlnance. Industrlal processes are exempt.
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(4) To encourage the voluntary achlevement of the energy
conservatlon goal 1n non-resldentlal structures and
lndustrlal processes by establlshlng prograns to
market energy conservatlon through educatlonal and
informat~on for~~, media presentations and other
techniques.
(5) To obtal.n tax 1ncentlves for process lndustrleS by
encouraglng the adoptlon of state and federal legls-
latlon provldlng for accelerated deprecldtlon of
energy lnetfl.c~ent equ1pment and l.nvestment tax
credits to offset the costs of energy conservatlon
dctions; lncludl.ng audlls and englneerlng reports,
retrofit, and process modl.flcat~on.
(6) To assist lndustry to obtaln the capl.tal requl.red for
lnves~~nt 1n lmproved process and mechancial ~ystems
~fflclencles, alternatl.ve energy systems. and other
maJor conservatlon actIons through loans made aVdl.l-
able from the sale of munlc~pal~bonds, such as
l.ndustrlal reVenue bonds. ThlS applles especIally
to s~all buslnesses Wl.th problems of capl.tal accwmu-
latlon.
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(7) To reduc~ the ra".o of energy co"surned pPI" L~j'lCoj('e 1r.
the :;.nduo;trial !;~:tor by lr~:'lc::'Dg a"l eva~'la~lQ'l-':
energy consurn;?tion In aeclslon crlterla ....,her. nlI:::':cl~l~l:':
City econorruc aSSlstance re5o~rCeS c~c ~~crultl'lg ne~
industry.
(B) To assure the aval1ab~11ty of conservatlOr. ~a~crlal
and alternative er.ergy s}'ste.:'ls by eT)CC-uraglrg the
location and developnent of buslncsses In tj,e C1 ty
whIch are engaged 1n Manwfacturlng or ::.p.~tal:dr10n of
conservat1on mater1al and alternatIve er;ergy o;yste.'T's.
~) 1'0 encourage reduct.::.on of e'lergy corsumptlO;'l. bJ' prl-
vate and publIc schools through a JOInt effcrt ""'lth
School D1StrlCt #1 wh.lch ldentl.fleS a:-eas of mU~l;al
lnterest Clnd furnIshes examples to oth~r ed'..;cat.loral
lnstitut1cns based upon the School D1StrlCt's suc-
cess In energy conservat~on.
(10) TO reduce energy consUMptlon of nurslng ~o~es ard
hospitals by encourag1ng the healL~ lndustry dccred-
~tat~on and llcenslng agencles to ~r.clude e'lc~gy
conservat~on progrfu~ ~n thelr evaluatlon reqL~re-
ments.
(11) To ass 1st non-taxpaYlng l~tltutlons C} arrangl~g fo~
energy audl ts and recor.rnend1ng flnaT1ce J",ecnan.1srns to
facilitate installatIon of appropriate conservatlon
measures.
(12) To reduce energy consurnpt1on 10 nonr.al bUs~ness oper-
atlons by encouraging bUSIness to adopt Ilfe cycle
costlng purchasing procedures.
(13) To reduce energy cons~ptlon 1n general 11l~~lnat.lOn
and dIsplay lIghtIng wh.lch lS not necessary for the
operatIon or safety of the structure or ltS occupan~s
by establlshlng an aggresslve marketlng and educatIon-
al program des1gned to reduce such energy use.
d. Polley 13 shall be:
LAND USE
The City shall develop land use pol1cle5 which take advantage of den-
sity and location to reduce the need to travel, increase access to
transit. and permit building conflguratlons which lncrease the effl-
ciency of space heating In residences.
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The object1ves of Pol1cy #3 are:
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To promote patterns of land u~e wh~ch decrease consurnpt~on of
fuel for transportAt~on and space heat1~g by mak1ng energy
conserv~t1on A critical element in land use decis10ns by the
City.
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(2l To reduce the need to travel by promoting a denslty, locatlon
and mix of land Uses which would tend to decrease the lengL~
of required daily trips and encourage the consolidatlon of
related trips.
(3) To increase access to tranS1t by promoting rned~~ to h~gh dens-
~ty reslde~t~al, e~ploy~ent 1ntenslve cc~.erclal, and retal1
cc~ercl~! ~velo~~ent near proposed tranSit stations, and rned1~~
density residential development along maJor tranSit streets.
(4) To reduce energy consumed for space heaL~ng residential bUlld1ngs
by prcmoting the construction and renovation of attached 51ngle
and multl-fami1y dwelling un~ts.
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(5) To increase the ecOnoro~c feas1bll~ty of close-~n urban hous1ng.
(6) Tb carry out the above objectlves, the Counc~l fl~ds that ~~e
L~e follow1ng land use act10ns wll1 provloe sound and effectlve
means to fulfill L~e energy conservation objectlves and ~nstructs
~~e Portland Pla~~ing Commiss~on to conslder these, as well as
other energy conservlng measures, 1n developMent of the compre-
henslve_Plan and in conslderlng other land use declslons brought
before ~~e Commis61on. The Councll further d~rects that when
the CO~lis6icn flnds that It 15 not appropriate to apply these
recommended actlons to speclflc propert~es or sltuatlons of the
Plan or to other land use decls~ons, the CorrmlSS10n shall note
1n ltS report to Council the proposed exception to ~~is Pollcy
and shall sunrnar~ze the lssues 1n an understandable and mean-
ingful manner. The actlons include:
(a) Development of downtown, reglonal and ne~ghborhood
service commerclal centers wlth a balance of comple-
mentary retail and employment act1v1tles.
(b) Consolidation of nelgPDorhood retail, offlce and
community serViCe establishments 1n ne~ghborhood ser-
V1ce centers located on maJor trans1t and arter~al_
streets.
(c) Development of rnedlum and hlgh-denslty resldentlal
zones in and adJacent to the downtown core and other
general commercial centers and development of medl~~-
d~nslty resldential zones adJacent to neighborhood
service centers.
(d) Developnent of hou5lng adJacent to employment areas.
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(a) Construction of erergy eff~clent planned unlt
developments includlng resld~ntlal. conmerclaI,
indu9trial and mixed use proJects-
(f) Zero lot llne/cornmon wall constructlon 10 deslgnat~d
low- and ~dlum density zones.
(g) Development of bui ldable "substandard" lots.
(h) Constructlon of a secondary rental unlt ln 51ng1e-
family, owner-occupied homes.
(1 El1m1nat1on of the RlO zone (20,000 square foot
nunlmum lot 51ze).
(J) Include the applicatlon of cost-effect1ve solar
technology as one of the crl terlll In the "censl ty
bonus package" 10 the 20n1ng process.
e. Polley ~4 shall be:
RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTE~S
The consumption of nonrenewable resources for residential and
business use sha'l be reduced by encouraglng the appllcatlon of
renewable and alternative energy sources.
The Ob)ectlves of POlley *4 are:
(1) To facilitate the use of renewable and alternatlve resources,
such as solar and waste heat systems, by removlng a~~nlstrdtlve
obstacles to thelr lnstallation.
(2) To reduce resldentlal space heatlng needs by encouraglng reSl-
dential developments WhlCh lncrease opportunltles for solar
use.
(3) To facilltate acqulsition of solar rlghts by arranglng for=a
deed covenant runnlng with the land to record privdte negotla-
t10ns between property owners.
(4) To reduce water and space heatlng needs ~~rough waste heat re-
covery systems and solar appllcatlons by allowlng local lmprove-
ment dlStrlctS (LIDs) to be formed to flnance such systems.
(5) To increase awareness of the potentlal for alternatlve tec~~ol-
ogies in commercial construction by requlrlng conSloeratlon of
thelr application 1n all public and prlvate proJects ~here ell}
or State code requires the use of a reglstered arch1- teet or (',-g1-
neer. This Policy shall be enforced by requlrlng that the alchl-
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tect/englneer and the bUl1dlng owner certlfy that such ~pplica-
tlon was evaluated durlng th~ prelL~lna~y (schematlc) design ~
phase of L~e project.
(6) TO promote the proper use of the techoalogy bY/locluGlng tech-
oleal lnformatlon On solar and alternatIve energy sources 1n
L~e Clty'S energy conservatIon marketIng program.
(7) To expand L~e floanclal resources avaI1able fo= solar and al~er-
natlve energy applications by IncludIng such measures 1n the
financlal and tax incentive programs called for in th16 Pollcy_
(8) To recaF~ e energy ....hlCh .....ould ot.~erwlse be lost :..01:1e tra:h-
tional ~e~~ods of SOllC waste disposal by requIYlng all refuse
collectors aOlng busIness In the CIty to provlde a recycllng
O?tlOO to theIr custo~er5 as a COPcltlon of obtaInIng a CIty
bUS1~e55 llcerse lssued after July 1, 1980. Tnls re~Jl=erent
wIll apply only to those materlals WhlCh are cost-effectIve to
~ecycle. Such a recycling optIon would have to be provlded at
no additional cost to the consumer.
(9) ~ encourage voluntary recycllng of c~~er SOlld waste and motor
011 through a program of educatlon and promotlon Bnd the sl~lng
of prIva~e recycllng depots throughout L,e City and at landflll
51 tes.
(lQ) To encg~rage, if necessary, recyclIng aCL~vlties by inltlatlng
Clty econom1C development efforts to foster an adequate n~~er
of secondary material handlers to market the recycled "....aste".
f. Polley #5 shall be:
TRANSPORTAiION
The consumption of nonrenewable fuels for transportation shall be
reduced through actlons which 1ncrease the efficlency of the trans-
portation system operating within the Clty. These actions will en-
courage indlviduals to choose the method of travel which is the
rr~~[ fuel-efflC1ent for the purpose of the trlp; promote the energy-
efficient movement of goods; and provide incentlves for the use of
fuel-efficient vehicles.
~re objectives of Pol~cy #5 are:
(1) To unprove the operatlons and serVlce dellvery caFabll~ty of the
trarsIt system by: (aJ Carrjlng out projects WhlCh speed and
S7l0Gr~ ~~e~low of traff~c; (b) redUGI~g peak hour transIt and
transportation d~~and by encourag~ng 5~Floyers to ~nstltute
staggered work hoursi (c) evaluatlng the system a~d lts routes
for energy efflc1ency and 1ncludIng thIS l.nformatlOl' In the
declSlon crlterla for 5yste~ changes; (d) lobby~ng for c~ange8
~n federal rules and regulatlons which cause lnefficiency In
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the r.;dlntenance of sy'-tem eqUlpment, and (e) contlnlJed C'd:o!=aLj
by City Govern~nt of the need for the fuel-efflclent n,o..e[.~nt
of Clty resldents.
(2) To speed and smooth the flow of trafflc by Cdrrj1na out approrr'~tE
proJects, to be funded by imposlng a one cent tax ;if.=r 9a'lon of"
gasol1ne "lnd dlesel fuel sold 1n the Metropol1tan ~'ervlC(' fJls:nct
area, assec;<;ed and collected at the wholesale level. 'n filC~ ~l tdl~
the adoptlon of the tax, the CltV wlll work wlth the Ul~trlct to he.
-~oDri ate 1 eo; s latTOnpTaced on the barfotfOr-voie-~ra -t lfl-c~lll 0[1-
at tne next ceneraTelection..
(3) To lncrease the effectlVeness of eXlstlPCl nde-share (CMiJOOl!
vanpool) programs by enCDuraglng a prlvate market arproach Lo
system dellVery and by reduClng the adnllnlstratlVe obstdcles to
such an approach.
(4) To lncrease transit and car-vanpool use by allowlng ouslnec;c;es,
lndustnal plants and multi-fafTIlly units to reduce thelr pad'ng
space requlrements provlded that long-term transIt or rIdesharlng
commlt~ents are obtalned.
(5) To lncrease the energy efficlency aspects of the parklng ~ystem
by proYld1ng wore small parklng spaces, and Incentives for carl
vanpools.
(6) To decrease the use of prlvate autowoblles by students dn1 staff
of schools by supportlng efforts to make more efflc1ent use of
s c h 0 0 1 bus e san d t ran s 1t, re s t r 1 c t par k 1 n 9 0 P P 0 r tun It 1 e sara tJ n d
schools. and assign faculty to schools which are closer to thelr
res 1 dence.
(7) To reduce recreatlon-related transportatlon needs by expandlng the
JOlnt use of school faCllltes and (1 ty rarks, developlnq and
promotlng close-ln recreatlon opportunltles. and l~provlng the
schedul1ng of events.
(8) To lncrease bicycle and pedestrian travel ln everyday ccf'iTIHJtlng
by development of a network of safe, dlrect routes, prOV1Slon of
secure blcycle storage faC1lltles, and education ana prOli'otlon
e ffarts .
(9) To reduce the energy consumed in the local moverr.ent of g(1ods by
develoDlng econO~lC aSslstance progra~s WhlCh wl11 asslst snal1
trucklng firms speclallllng in local cartage and delivery (0
malntaln thelr tenmnal facI1Itles wlthln the City.
(10) To reduce petroleum use by solid waste dlsposal serVlces by cn-
couraglng more efficient rout1ng.
(ll) To reduce fuel use In vehlcle englnes by lnclvdlfl'] Fl th~' Gr~' -0'1
Der.ilrtll~ent of Environn-{'ntal Quallty's testlnq ptocedu'-c .11\ ,r,cc-
pendent dlagnoslS of englne efflclency, by aS51stlny VC':l(lt'
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provldlng owners w1th a report descrlblna potentlal energy
Savlngs atta1nable from sImple malnteoance actlons.
g. Polley #6 shall 5e:
CITV GOVERNMENT
Clty bureaus shall reduce energy consu~ptlon by lnvestlng In energy
conservatIon opportunities and changl~g operational procedures to
the most energy- and cost-effectlve extent possIble.
The
obJectlves of Policy #6 are:
(1) To reduce overall City government energy use by ab1dlng by the
pollcles and obJectlves contalned in the Energy Polley wn1cn
are appl1cable to Clty goveron-ent.
(2) To Drocure the most energy-efflclent goods, eqU1p~~nt and bUlld-
logS through full 1mplerentat10R of the 11 fe eycle cost1ng pro-
cedure.
(3) To reduce work-related local travel by C1ty employees by 10% 10
co~par1son to the base year travel pattern through mon1torlng
and reportlng syste~s.
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To 1ncrease the energy efflclency of all Clty-owned bU1ldings by
establlsh1ng and carrYlng out a set of standard operat1ng pro-
cedures to reduce energy use 10 rr~chanlcal and operat1onal func-
tions.
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changlng the collect1on process to ellmlnate overlapplng ser-
V1CC' area alloca.tlon; (b) ef.flc1ent route r~\aflagement; (c) cor-
structlon of transfer statlons to reduce trlp lengt~ for small
operators; and (d) the ~~troDolltan SerVlce Dlstrlct estab11sn-
109 worklng arrangerrents Wlth private f1nl'S capable of capturing
the energy generat10n potential of SOlld waste.
(6)
To reduce the energy used by C1ty e~oloyees 1n thelr Journey to work
by requ1rlng all new C1ty employees, and eXlst1ng employees who
change then dOiil1cl1e, to res1de wlUlln the C1ty. ThlS dlrect1ve
Wl~!J~ c_a frl c_d out by propos ~ a C1 ty Charte r amendi>'I2nt at the
next generar-election.
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To reduce enerqy use for street lightlog by continu1ng the sys-
terr.(}tlc sh~ ft from mercury vapor and lncandescent street llghts
to more effic1ent h1gh pressure SOdlLiIn vapor flxtures.
( 8)
To lTlana,;W Clty goverr.i7tent energy use more effectively by estab-
Ilshlng and rnalntalnHlg al1 accountlnq svstem to track Clty
energy consumptlOn and costs 1n order to ldentify eonservatlon
opportunltfes.
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(9) To conserve energy and reduce the ooeratLnq cost of Clty
government by cont~nu1ng the Energv ConservatJon Set-
aS1de Fund 1n order to carry out b~'lld1ng and eqUl rm('n~
1mprovements untll all cost-efflclent proJects have oeen
carr led out.
(10) To reduce energy use In both the publ1c and orlvatr
sectors by evaluating eXlstlng a~d new CIty C0~~ ~~o-
V1S10~S fer ~~cccss3ry cner~y use
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27 July 1979
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h"'i ORDINANCE AHENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE SA..~TA
BARBARA COUNTY CODE ADOPTING REQUIREMENTS FOR
SOh~R ENERGY ASSIST SYSTEMS FOR NEW OUTSIDE
SlVIl-L~ING POOLS..
The Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara Cou.~ty does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1..
Subsect ~n (0) is hereby added to Section 10-39 of
Article VII, Chapter 10 of the Santa Barbara County Code,
reading as follows:
(0) All new outside swimming pools consuming a fossil
fuel or electrical energy as the water heating
source shall be provided with an active solar
energy system which is designed to provide the
primary means of energy required to maintain the
water temperature at 78 degrees fahrenheit under
no~al weather conditions, in accordance with
the latest State Energy COmmission calculations
for Santa Barbara County. All such systems shall
comply with applicable state and local laws and
regula tio.ns ~
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For the purposes of this Subsection (0), a
swimming pool is defined as any structure,
basin, chamber or tank containing an artificial
body of water more than eighteen (18) inches
deep and having a water surface area of more
than fifty (50) square feet for swii~uing, diving
or recreational bathing.
Active solar energy system for the purpose of
thia Code means:
Solar systems using external power
to operate pumps or blow~rs to transfer
energy from a collector to storage and/or
to the end use.
Exceptions:
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This Subsection (0) shall not
app~y to a pool designed and used for physical
therapy under direction of a duly licensed
member of the healing arts: or
(2) lihere it can be satisfactorily
demonstrated to the Administrative authority
that a solar assist system can not be readily
adapted due to shading, building orientation,
building type, or for other valid reasons, the
above requirements may be modified or waived.
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