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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION VIII OF THE DOWNEY
MUNICIPAL CODE ADOPTING THE 2010 EDITION OF THE
CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND ITS
AMENDMENTS AS THE DOWNEY GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
CODE.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1
: Section VIII of the Downey Municipal Code is hereby amended effective
January 1, 2011, by adding Chapter 11, Green Building Standards Code.
SECTION 2
: When this ordinance takes effect, it shall not change any of the
provisions of the previous codes and ordinances or affect any offense, acts done or required
to be done, penalties, forfeitures or punishments incurred, rights or liabilities accrued or
claims arising out of the provisions of the previous ordinances and amendments. Any
pending actions shall not be affected by the enactment of this ordinance. Any previous
discontinuance, abatement, modification or alteration of any penalty accrued, or to accrue,
and the rights or liabilities of any person shall not be affected by the enactment of this
ordinance.
SECTION 3
: If any portion or portions of this ordinance are held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be considered as
separate and independent and the Council declares that the legality of the remaining portions
shall not change as a result of the court's findings.
SECTION 4
: Wherever there is reference to the California Green Building Standards
Code, it shall mean the California Green Building Standards Code, 2010 Edition,
promulgated by the California Building Standards Commission and shall be effective January
1, 2011.
SECTION 5
: Section VIII of the Downey Municipal Code is hereby amended as
follows:
(A newly added Chapter 11 to Section VIII of the Downey Municipal Code)
CHAPTER 11
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
SECTION 8985. Uniform Code Adopted
. Those certain documents, one copy each,
are on file in the office of the Downey Building Official entitled "California Green Building
Standards Code”, published by the California Building Standards Commission, and
everything contained therein is hereby adopted by reference, in accordance with Section
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50022.2 of the Government Code, as a part of this Chapter, except that Section mentioned
above to said California Green Building Standards Code 2010 Edition are adopted as
amended in this chapter.
SECTION 8986. Title.
This Chapter and said California Green Building Standards
Code, 2010 Edition, as adopted by this Chapter, shall be known as the Downey Green
Building Standards Code. All references to "this Code" contained in the said California Green
Building Standards Code, 2010 Edition, shall be deemed to refer to this Chapter. Each
paragraph or section number contained in the said California Green Building Standards
Code, 2010 Edition, not amended by this Chapter, shall be deemed to be a subdivision of
this Chapter. For example, "Section 102" of the said California Green Building Standards
Code, 2010 Edition, shall be deemed to be "Subdivision 102 of Section 8986 of the Downey
Municipal Code," and may be referred to as, "Section 102 of the Downey Green Building
Standards Code."
SECTION 8987. Amendment to Section 202 of Chapter 2
. Section 202 of said
2010 California Green Building Standards Code, Chapter 2 is hereby amended by adding the
definition of the following:
Sustainability
. Consideration of present development and construction impacts on the
community, the economy, and the environment without compromising the needs of the future.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of ___________, 2010.
___________________________
ANNE M. BAYER, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
KATHLEEN MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF DOWNEY )
I HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance No. 10-______, was introduced at
a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the ___ day of
_________, 2010, and adopted at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of Downey held on
the ____ day of _________, 2010, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
I FURTHER CERTIFY
that a Summary of the foregoing Ordinance No. 10-____, was
published in the Downey Patriot, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Downey,
on ________________, 2010 (after introduction), and on ____________________, 2010
(after adoption, including the vote thereon). It was also posted in the regular posting places
in the City of Downey on the same dates.
__________________________________
KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk