HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1203ORDINANCE NO. 1203
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT ADDING CHAPTEFk 15.07 "SOLAR PV" TO THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert has identified sustainability as one of its goals; and
WHEREAS, solar installations is a key component to sustainability; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 15.07, "Solar PV," is intended to raise the level of construction in
the City of Palm Desert in order to increase energy efficiency in buildings, provide
durable buildings that are efficient and economical to own and operate and promote the
health and productivity of residents to the City; and
WHEREAS, nothing in this ordinance is intended to duplicate, contradict, or enter a field
which has been fully occupied by state law, including the California Building Standards
Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Title 15, Section 15.07, Solar PV, is hereby added to the City of Palm
Desert Municipal Code to read as follows:
Chapter 15.07
SOLAR PV
Sections:
15.07.010
Adoption
15.07.020
Purposes
15.07.030
Definitions
15.07.040
Mandatory Requirements
15.07.050
Validity
15.07.060
Penalties and Enforcement
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15.07.010 Adoption
That this ordinance is hereby adopted by reference as "The Solar PV Code of the City
of Palm Desert," and from the date on which the ordinance codified in this chapter shall
take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the
City of Palm Desert.
15.07.020 Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or
limb, health, property and the public welfare by regulating and controlling the design,
construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all
buildings and structures within the City of Palm Desert; to encourage and instruct
people to build safely and economically, rather than to discourage building; and to
provide a minimum or restrictive enforcement and a maximum of good building
information and encouragement.
15.07.030 Definitions
PRODUCTION HOME means a dwelling constructed as part of a residential
development of at least five homes per project that is intended or offered for sale.
SOLAR PV ENERGY SYSTEM means a photovoltaic solar collector or other
photovoltaic solar energy device that has a primary purpose of providing for the
collection and distribution of solar energy for the generation of alternating current rated
peak electricity. The installation of any solar PV energy system must meet all
installation criteria of the current edition of the California Electrical Code, and must
include PV panels and inverters, which are listed by the California Energy Commission.
15.07.040 Mandatory Requirements All buildings covered by this Ordinance shall
include the following mandatory energy measures as applicable and limited to the permitted
scope of work:
1) Model homes as part of a production homes development shall be equipped with
a Solar PV Energy System with a minimum nominal output of 2.0 kW.
2) A seller of production homes shall offer a solar PV energy system option to all
customers that enter into negotiations to purchase a new production home and
disclose the following:
a) The total installed cost of the solar PV energy system option; and,
b) The estimated cost savings associated with the solar energy system
option as determined by current and projected future utility costs.
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3) Provisions for Future Solar PV Energy Systems. A 1-inch diameter electrical
conduit shall be provided for installation of future solar PV energy systems. The 1
inch diameter electrical conduit shall extend from a point on the exterior wall
located under the southern roof exposure, to the exterior wall location adjacent to
the main electrical service panel. At each location, the conduit shall terminate at
a two -gang, exterior wet location rated electric junction box.
4) Energy Star Appliances Required. If provided by the developer, all the following
installed appliances shall be Energy Star rated:
a) Dishwashers
b) Refrigerators
c) Clothes Washers
d) Clothes Dryers (Natural Gas only)
e) Ceiling fans
f) Exhaust fans
15.07.050 Validity
The city council of the city of Palm Desert hereby declares that should any section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter or the code hereby adopted is,
for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of the ordinance codified in this chapter. The City Council of the
city of Palm Desert hereby declares that is would have passed the ordinance codified in
this chapter, and each section, subsection, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be
declared unconstitutional.
15.06.060 Penalties and Enforcement
a) Each violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor,
and shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for up to six (6)
months, or by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. Each day
that a violation continues shall be deemed a new and separate offense.
b) The Building Official shall have the authority to enforce this chapter as specified
in section Chapter 1.12 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, including but not
limited to the authority to order that work be stopped where any work is being
done contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
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SECTION 2. If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held by any court to be
invalid or unconstitutional, that portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and
independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portion hereof nor other applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without
the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California at its regular meeting held this 28th day of January, 2010, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, SPIEGEL, and FINERTY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: KELLY
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
RA HELLS D. KLASSEN. CITY CLEW
CITY OF PALM DESERT. CALIFORNIA
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