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CALGreen Code establishes mandatory measures for new residential and non-residential buildings. Such <br />mandatory measures include energy efficiency, water conservation, material conservation, planning and <br />design, and overall environmental quality. The CALGreen Code was most recently updated in 2019 to include <br />new mandatory measures for residential and nonresidential uses; the new measures took effect on January 1, <br />2020. <br />Regional - South Coast Air Quality Management District <br />The project is within the South Coast Air Basin, which is under the jurisdiction of the South Coast Air Quality <br />Management District (SCAQMD). <br />SCAQMD Regulation XXVII, Climate Change <br />SCAQMD Regulation XXVII currently includes three rules: <br />■ The purpose of Rule 2700 is to define terms and post global warming potentials. <br />■ The purpose of Rule 2701, SoCal Climate Solutions Exchange, is to establish a voluntary program to <br />encourage, quantify, and certify voluntary, high quality certified greenhouse gas emission reductions in <br />the SCAQMD. <br />■ Rule 2702, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program, was adopted on February 6, 2009. The purpose of this <br />rule is to create a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program for greenhouse gas emission reductions in the <br />SCAQMD. The SCAQMD will fund projects through contracts in response to requests for proposals or <br />purchase reductions from other parties. <br />A variety of agencies have developed greenhouse gas emission thresholds and/or have made <br />recommendations for how to identify a threshold. However, the thresholds for projects in the jurisdiction of <br />the SCAQMD remain in flux. The California Air Pollution Control Officers Association explored a variety of <br />threshold approaches but did not recommend one approach (2008). The ARB recommended approaches for <br />setting interim significance thresholds (California Air Resources Board 2008b), in which a draft industrial <br />project threshold suggests that non -transportation related emissions under 7,000 MTCO2e per year would <br />be less than significant; however, the ARB has not approved those thresholds and has not published anything <br />since then. The SCAQMD is in the process of developing thresholds, as discussed below. <br />SCAQMD Threshold Development <br />On December S, 2008, the SCAQMD Governing Board adopted an interim greenhouse gas significance <br />threshold for stationary sources, rules, and plans where the SCAQMD is lead agency (SCAQMD permit <br />threshold). The SCAQMD permit threshold consists of five tiers. However, the SCAQMD is not the lead <br />agency for this project. Therefore, the five permit threshold tiers do not apply to the proposed project. <br />The SCAQMD is in the process of preparing recommended significance thresholds for greenhouse gases for <br />local lead agency consideration ("SCAQMD draft local agency threshold"); however, the SCAQMD Board has <br />not approved the thresholds as of the date of the Notice of Preparation. The current draft thresholds consist <br />of the following tiered approach: <br />Tier 1 consists of evaluating whether or not the project qualifies for any applicable exemption under <br />CEQA. <br />Tier 2 consists of determining whether the project is consistent with a greenhouse gas reduction plan. If <br />a project is consistent with a qualifying local greenhouse gas reduction plan, it does not have significant <br />greenhouse gas emissions. <br />Tier 3 consists of screening values, which the lead agency can choose, but must be consistent with all <br />projects within its jurisdiction. A project's construction emissions are averaged over 30 years and are <br />Cabrillo at First Mixed Use Residential <br />g3ldJ101 <br />Air Quality, Global Climate Change, HRA, and Energy Impact Analysis <br />74 19386 <br />