For purposes of citation, all sections of the California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11, 2025 Edition, as adopted in Santa Rosa City Code Section 18-04.015, published by the California Building Standards Commission, including its Appendix Chapter A4, Sections A4.1; A4.3; A4.4; A4.5 and A4.6 Residential Voluntary Measures at Tier I level for new structures; and Appendix Chapter A5, Sections A5.1; A5.3; A5.4; A5.5, and A5.6, Nonresidential Voluntary Measures at Tier I level for new structures only, as adopted by reference in this Title 18, are renumbered by adding "18-42." before each section number.
(Ord. 2022-015 § 12; Ord. 2026-001, 1/13/2026)
California Green Building Standards Code Section 202, Definitions, is amended to add alphabetically the following definitions:
ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDING. A building that contains no combustion equipment or plumbing for combustion equipment serving space heating (including fireplaces), water heating (including pools and spas), cooking appliances (including barbeques), and clothes drying, within the building or building property lines, and instead uses electric heating appliances for service.
COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT. Any equipment or appliance used for space heating, water heating, cooking, clothes drying and/or lighting that uses fuel gas.
ELECTRIC HEATING APPLIANCE. A device that produces heat energy to create a warm environment by the application of electric power to resistance elements, refrigerant compressors, or dissimilar material junctions, as defined in the California Mechanical Code.
FUEL GAS. A gas that is natural, manufactured, liquefied petroleum, or a mixture of these.
ATTACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. An accessory dwelling unit developed as the result of an addition, conversion of an existing, legal space, garage or accessory building, or meets the definition of attached in the City of Santa Rosa Zoning Code.
(Ord. 2022-015 § 12; Ord. 2026-001, 1/13/2026)
California Green Building Standards Code Section 106.5, All-electric buildings (new low-rise residential), is added to read as follows:
4.106.5 All-electric buildings. New low-rise residential construction buildings shall comply with Section 4.106.5.1 so that they do not use combustion equipment.
(Ord. 2022-015 § 12)
California Green Building Standards Code Section 106.5.1, New construction (low-rise residential), is added to read as follows:
4.106.5.1. New construction (low-rise residential). All newly constructed buildings shall be all-electric buildings.
Exemptions:
1.
Attached Accessory Dwelling Units
2.
Reconstructed buildings lost in a disaster or calamity
3.
New construction where existing utility infrastructure would have to be removed at the owner's expense.
(Ord. 2022-015 § 12)