Note: Prior ordinance history: Ords. 547, 597, 725, 949, 963, 985, 1125, 1182, 1349, 1429, 1536, 1659, 1825, 2073, 2096, 2209, 2301, 2370, 2426, 2491, 2512, 2554, 2565, 2569, 2635.
(a) 
The following California Building Standards Codes are adopted by reference:
(1) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Building Code, as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Chapter 1, Appendix G (Flood resistant Construction), Appendix I (Patio Covers), Appendix N (Replicable Buildings), and Appendix Q (Emergency Housing), with the amendments set forth in Section 8.01.040.
(2) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Residential Code, as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Chapter 1, Appendix BF (Patio Covers), Appendix BB (Tiny Houses), Appendix BO (Existing Buildings and Structures) and Appendix CJ (Emergency Housing), with the amendments set forth in Section 8.01.050.
(3) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Electrical Code, as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Article 89 General Provisions and Chapter 9 Tables, with the amendments set forth in Section 8.01.060.
(4) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code, as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Chapter 1, with the amendments set forth in the Davis Municipal Code Chapter 13.
(5) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Mechanical Code, as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Chapter 1, and Appendix A, with the amendments set forth in Section 8.01.070.
(6) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Plumbing Code, as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Chapter 1, and Appendix D (Sizing Storm Water Drainage Systems), and Appendix R (Tiny Houses), with the amendments set forth in Section 8.01.080.
(7) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Chapter 1, Appendix A4 (Residential Voluntary Measures) and A5 (Nonresidential Voluntary Measures), with the amendments set forth in Section 8.01.090.
(8) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Energy Code, as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Chapter 1, with the amendments set forth in Sections 8.01.100 and 8.01.110.
(9) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(10) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Historic Building Code, as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(11) 
The 2025 Edition of the California Existing Building Code, as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) 
The following additional model codes are adopted by reference:
(1) 
The 2024 Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code, an American National Standard, IAPMO/ANSI USHGC 1 — 2024.
(2) 
The 2024 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, an American National Standard, IAPMO/ANSI USPSHTC 1 — 2024.
(c) 
There is one copy of said codes on file in the office of the chief building official for use and examination by the public.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
Wherever any of the names or terms defined in this article are used in the International Building Code, National Electrical Code, International Fire Code, International Residential Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, the Uniform Plumbing Code, the California Energy Code, the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, the California Historic Building Code, the California Existing Building Code or the California Green Building Standards Code, each term or name shall have the meaning ascribed to it in this section.
"Chief of the bureau of fire prevention"
shall mean the fire marshal or fire chief.
"City of" or "the city" or "jurisdiction"
shall mean the City of Davis, California. All other names or terms shall apply to the appropriate officer of the City of Davis.
"Corporate counsel"
shall mean the city attorney for the city.
"International Mechanical Code"
shall be replaced with "Uniform Mechanical Code."
"International Plumbing Code"
shall be replaced with "Uniform Plumbing Code."
"Should" or "it is recommended"
is intended to be read as mandatory, not directory.
"This Code"
shall mean the California Code of Regulations Title 24, 2025 California Building Standards Code, including all volumes, appendices, and trade disciplines.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
This chapter imposes no liability or responsibility on the city for damages resulting from defective buildings; nor shall the city or any official or employee thereof be held as assuming any liability or responsibility by reason of the inspection authorized by this chapter.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
The California Building Code adopted herein by reference is hereby amended by the following additions, deletions and amendments set forth in this section. The section numbers herein reference said California Building Code.
(a) 
Chapter 1 Section 1.11.2.1.1 #1 is hereby amended to read as follows as mandated by state law:
The City of Davis delegates to the Chief Building Official the enforcement of the building standards relating to fire and panic safety and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal as they relate to Group R-3 occupancies, as described in Section 310.1 of Part 2 of the California Building Standards Code.
(b) 
Chapter 1 Section 105.2, Building, #9 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a Group R-3 occupancy that are less than 18 inches deep, are less than 5,000 gallons, and are installed entirely above ground.
(c) 
Chapter 1 Section 105.5 is hereby amended by adopting Section 105.5.1 as written by the Building Standards Commission (BSC), and printed in the 2025 California Building Standards Code Part 2 of the Title 24 California Code of Regulations. This section shall apply to all permits and extends the expiration of a permit upon issuance, suspension or abandonment to three hundred sixty-five days.
(d) 
Chapter 9 Section 907.2.11.6 is hereby amended to add the following sentence to the end of the paragraph to read as follows:
Required smoke alarms shall be connected to a second power source other than a dedicated branch circuit, removable batteries shall not be acceptable.
(e) 
Chapter 16 Section 1612.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Establishment of flood hazard areas. To establish flood hazard areas, the applicable governing authority shall adopt a flood hazard map and supporting data. The flood hazard map shall include, at a minimum, areas of special flood hazard as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in an engineering report entitled "The Flood Insurance Study for City of Davis dated December 2002, as amended or revised with the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) and related supporting data along with any revisions thereto. The adopted flood hazard map and supporting data are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this Section.
(f) 
Chapter 31 Section 3109.2 hereby amends the definitions of "swimming pool" and "enclosure"; and amends drowning prevention safety procedures as follows, with all other portions of Section 3109.2 to remain the same:
(a) 
"Swimming pool" or "pool" means any prefabricated, manufactured or site- built structure, either above or below ground, intended for swimming, recreational bathing, or to hold water over 18 inches deep.
(c) 
"Enclosure" means a fence, a wall or combination thereof, which completely surrounds the pool and obstructs access to the pool from the house or adjacent properties.
(g) 
Chapter 31 Section 3109.2 regarding Health & Safety Code Section 115922(a) is hereby amended to read as follows:
Commencing on January 1, 1998, except as provided in Section 115925, whenever a building permit is issued for construction of a new pool or spa, or any building permit is issued for remodeling a pool or spa, at a private, single family home, the pool shall be isolated from access from other properties by an enclosure that meets the requirements of Section 115923. The pool or spa shall also be equipped with at least two of the following seven drowning prevention safety features:
1) 
An enclosure that meets the requirements of Section 115923 and isolates the swimming pool or spa from the private single-family home.
2) 
Removable mesh fencing that meets American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Specifications F2286 standards in conjunction with a gate that is self-closing and self-latching and can accommodate a key lockable device.
3) 
A safety pool cover that is accompanied by a label verifying that the cover meets the specifications of the ASTM International F1346-23 standard.
4) 
Exit alarms on the private single-family home's doors and windows that provide direct access to the swimming pool or spa. The exit alarm may cause either an alarm noise or a verbal warning, such as a repeating notification that "the door to the pool is open."
5) 
A self-closing, self-latching device with a release mechanism placed no lower than 54" inches above the floor on the private single-family home's doors providing direct access to the swimming pool or spa.
6) 
An alarm that, when placed in a swimming pool or spa, will sound upon detection of accidental or unauthorized entrance into the water. The alarm shall meet and be independently certified to the ASTM Standard F2208 "Standard Safety Specification for Residential Pool Alarms," which includes surface motion, pressure, sonar, laser, and infrared type alarms. A swimming protection alarm feature designed for individual use, including an alarm attached to a child that sounds when the child exceeds a certain distance or becomes submerged in water, is not a qualifying drowning prevention safety feature.
7) 
Other means of protection, if the degree of protection afforded is equal to or greater than that afforded by any of the features set forth above and has been independently verified by an approved testing laboratory as meeting standards for those features established by the ASTM or the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
The California Residential Code adopted herein by reference is hereby amended by the following additions, deletions and amendments set forth in this section. The section numbers herein reference said California Residential Code.
(a) 
Chapter 1 Section R105.2, Building, #7 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a Group R-3 occupancy that are less than 18 inches deep, are less than 5,000 gallons, and are installed entirely above ground.
(b) 
Chapter 1 Section R105.5 is hereby amended by adopting Section 105.5.1 as written by the Building Standards Commission (BSC), and printed in the 2025 California Building Standards Code Part 2.5 of the Title 24 California Code of Regulations. This section shall apply to all permits and extends the expiration of a permit upon issuance, suspension or abandonment to three hundred sixty-five days.
(c) 
Chapter 1 Section 1.11.2.1.1 #1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The City of Davis delegates to the Chief Building Official the enforcement of the building standards relating to fire and panic safety and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal as they relate to Group R-3 occupancies, as described in the 2025 California Building Standards Code Part 2 Chapter 3 Section 310.1 of the Title 24 California Code of Regulations.
(d) 
Chapter 3 Section R310.6 is hereby amended to add the following sentence to the end of the paragraph to read as follows:
Required smoke alarms shall be connected to a second power source other than a dedicated branch circuit, removable batteries shall not be acceptable.
(e) 
Chapter 3 Table R301.2 Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria is amended as follows:
TABLE R301.2
CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA
GROUND SNOW LOAD
WIND DESIGN
SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORYf
SUBJECT TO DAMAGE FROM
WINTER DESIGN TEMPe
ICE BARRIER UNDER-LAYMENT REQUIREDh
FLOOD HAZARDSg
AIR FREEZING INDEXi
MEAN ANUUAL TEMPj
Speedd
(mph)
Topographic effectsk
Special wind region
Wind-borne debris zone
Weatheringa
Frost line depthb
Termitec
Zero
95
None
No
No
D0
Negligible
12"
Very Heavy
32o
No
NFIP 05/23/1979 Flood Insurance Study 12/2002 FIRMS 06/18/2010 06113C0584G 06113C0603G 06113C0604G 06113C0591G 06113C0592G 06113C0611G 06113C0612G 06113C0620G
3
60.1o
See table footnotes in the 2025 CRC R301.2
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
The California Electrical Code adopted herein by reference is hereby amended by the following additions, deletions and amendments set forth in this section. The section numbers herein reference said California Electrical Code.
(a) 
Article 210.52 (A)(5) is hereby added to read as follows:
1) 
In new single family residential construction, a 120 volt receptacle shall be installed under the dwelling unit's most remote sink, measured from the water heater, to accommodate the future installation of an on-demand hot water recirculation pump.
Exception: Where compact hot water design credit is achieved, the receptacle for a future recirculation pump is not required.
2) 
In bathroom or kitchen remodels and additions that include the dwelling unit's most remote sink, measured from the water heater, a 120 volt receptacle shall be installed under the sink to accommodate the future installation of an on- demand hot water recirculation pump.
Exception: If it is determined that the installation of the 120-volt receptacle is not practical because the existing wiring is not easily accessible, the receptacle is not required.
(b) 
Article 230.2 is hereby amended to add a second paragraph as follows:
All electrical and communication service laterals to any new building or structure, or for any building or structure being remodeled, when such remodeling requires the relocation or replacement of the main service equipment, shall be placed underground on and adjacent to the premises upon which the building or structure is located, in a manner in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the public utilities involved, on file with the California Public Utilities Commission. This requirement shall be applicable only to those buildings or structures located or to be constructed within the area of the City of Davis bounded by First Street, Fifth Street, "B" Street and "J" Street. Where compliance with the foregoing requirement is not economically and/or practically feasible, the City of Davis Director of Public Works may permit different service arrangements.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
The California Mechanical Code adopted herein by reference is hereby amended by the following additions, deletions and amendments set forth in this chapter. The section numbers herein reference said California Mechanical Code.
(a) 
Chapter 3 Section 305.1.1 is hereby amended to add the following paragraph after the first paragraph as follows:
Protective barriers shall consist of Schedule 40 steel pipe bollard(s), three (3) inches in diameter, filled with concrete, a minimum of thirty (30) inches tall, measured from the floor, and embedded at a minimum depth of 18 inches below ground level. Spacing between bollards shall not exceed four feet on center. If protective barriers are not installed, the bottom of the appliance must be elevated at least six (6) feet above the floor or located out of the normal path of a vehicle using such garage.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
The California Plumbing Code adopted herein by reference is hereby amended by the following additions, deletions and amendments set forth in this chapter. The section numbers herein reference said California Plumbing Code.
(a) 
Chapter 3 Section 312.2 is hereby amended to add a sentence to the end of the paragraph to read as follows:
A minimum of 2-inch by 6-inch wall panels shall be used whenever the piping within shear and braced wall panels is greater than 2" in outside diameter.
(b) 
Chapter 5 Section 507.13.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Appliances installed in areas where they may be subject to physical damage shall be suitably guarded against such damage by being installed behind protective barriers or by being located no less than 36 inches above the floor, or by being located out of the normal path of vehicles. Protective barriers shall consist of Schedule 40 steel pipe bollard(s) that are three (3) inches in diameter, filled with concrete, a minimum of thirty (30) inches tall, measured from the floor, and embedded at a minimum depth of 18 inches below ground level. Spacing between bollards shall not exceed four feet on center.
(c) 
Chapter 6 Section 609.1 is hereby amended to add the following paragraph after the first paragraph to read as follows:
In the construction of all new single-family dwellings and single family attached dwellings, including duplexes, a "T" type fitting shall be installed after the house water shut-off valve for future irrigation systems. This "T" type fitting shall be a minimum of 3/4 inches in diameter and have a threaded termination with a plug or cap. Exception: Developments provided with irrigation well water supply shall be connected to and use such water for their landscape watering.
(d) 
Chapter 7 Section 704.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Plumbing fixtures, drains, appurtenances, and appliances used to receive or discharge liquid wastes or sewage shall be directly connected to the sanitary drainage system of the building or premises in accordance with the requirements of the California Plumbing Code.
Exception: Pot sinks, scullery sinks, dishwashing sinks, silverware sinks, and other similar fixtures shall be indirectly connected to the drainage system by means of an approved indirect waste installation in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8 of the California Plumbing Code.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
The California Green Building Code adopted herein by reference is hereby amended by the following additions, deletions and amendments set forth in this chapter. The section numbers herein reference said California Green Building Code.
(a) 
Section 101.7 is hereby amended to add the following after the second paragraph:
Alterations, Additions and Remodels. Notwithstanding anything in this code to the contrary, additions, alterations and remodels requiring a permit pursuant to Article 8.01 of Chapter 8 of the Davis Municipal Code shall comply with the provisions of this code as amended. The requirements of this code shall apply to such work to the extent applicable.
(b) 
Section 304.1.1 is hereby amended to add the following to the end of the paragraph: All buildings subject to the requirements of the California Green Building Standards Code shall comply with the Tier 1 requirements contained therein excluding energy efficiency which is subject to the energy efficiency reach code in effect.
(c) 
Section 4.106.4.1 of the California Green Building Standards Code is hereby amended to add the following sentence to the end of the paragraph to read as follows:
Single Family Residential developments are required to pre-install 8 Gauge wiring to support Level 2 electric vehicle charging.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
In addition to all requirements of the California Energy Code applicable to new single-family dwellings and new low-rise multifamily dwellings, mixed-fuel dwellings (dwellings that use natural gas or propane as fuel for space heating, water heating (including pools and spas), cooking appliances, or clothes drying appliances or is plumbed for such equipment) shall comply with the following:
(a) 
New Single-Family Dwellings. New mixed-fuel, single-family dwellings shall be required to meet a Long-Term System Cost (LSC) compliance margin equivalent to a 9.5-point performance improvement as defined by the 2025 California Energy Code. In addition, the electrical system design shall provide capacity for a future retrofit to facilitate the installation of all electric appliances. This includes capacity and space at the electrical service panel, pre-wiring and installed circuit breakers for the following appliances:
(1) 
Heat-pump water heater;
(2) 
Induction stove top and oven;
(3) 
Electric clothes dryer; and
(4) 
Heat-pump for code-required comfort heating.
(b) 
New Low-Rise Multifamily Dwellings. New mixed-fuel, low-rise multifamily dwellings shall be required to meet a Long-Term System Cost (LSC) compliance margin equivalent to a 10-point performance improvement as defined by the 2025 California Energy Code. In addition, the electrical system design shall provide capacity for a future retrofit to facilitate the installation of all electric appliances. This includes capacity and space at the electrical service panel, pre-wiring and installed circuit breakers for the following appliances:
(1) 
Heat-pump water heater (if applicable);
(2) 
Induction stove top and oven;
(3) 
Electric clothes dryer (if applicable); and
(4) 
Heat-pump for code-required comfort heating.
(c) 
Definitions. For purposes of this section, Long-Term System Cost (LSC) means the performance metric adopted by the California Energy Commission in the 2025 California Energy Code and CALGreen Code to replace the prior Energy Design Rating (EDR), representing total lifecycle system cost efficiency compared to a standard design baseline.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
In addition to all requirements of the Green Building Code applicable to new nonresidential and high-rise multifamily dwellings, the following shall apply:
(a) 
New Nonresidential Buildings. New nonresidential buildings shall comply with the Long-Term System Cost (LSC) compliance margin established for the Tier 1 voluntary performance level under the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, Appendix A5, A5.203.1.1. for energy efficiency by employing energy efficiency measures. Buildings shall employ approved energy efficiency measures achieving the required LSC margin above the baseline standard design as defined by the 2025 California Energy Code.
In addition, a solar photovoltaic (PV) system sized to offset a portion of the total building energy use based on LSC-based performance modeling is required. The PV sizing shall be consistent with the methodology included in the cost effectiveness study provided by TRC. The PV sizing calculations were developed such that PV size would be the lessor of approximately eighty percent offset of the building's modeled annual electric load or fifteen DC watts per square feet of solar zone. The solar zone must have a total area of no less than fifteen percent of the total roof area in accordance with Chapter 9 of the 2025 Nonresidential Compliance Manual.
(b) 
New High-Rise Multifamily Dwellings. New high-rise multifamily dwellings shall comply with the Long-Term System Cost (LSC) compliance margin established for the Tier 1 voluntary performance level under the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, Appendix A5, A5.203.1.1. for energy efficiency by employing energy efficiency measures. In addition, a PV system sized to offset a portion of the total building energy use based on TDV energy is required. The PV sizing calculations were developed such that PV size would be the less or of approximately eighty percent offset of the building's modeled annual electric load or fifteen DC watts per square feet of solar zone. The solar zone must have a total area of no less than fifteen percent of the total roof area in accordance with Chapter 9 of the 2025 Nonresidential Compliance Manual.
(c) 
New nonresidential and high-rise multifamily buildings shall incorporate EV charging stations as determined by Tables 1 and 2. Each EV charging station installed shall be credited toward the California Green Building Standards Code requirement for charging spaces.
TABLE 1 - NONRESIDENTIAL EV CHARGING STATION STANDARDS
Nonresidential
Land Use Category
Required Parking Spaces
EV Chargers
Land Use
(from City Parking Code; City Code § 40.25.090)
Retail
0-10
0
1. Automobile or machinery sales and service garages
2. Banks, post offices, business and professional offices
3. Furniture and appliance stores, household equipment or furniture repair shop
4. Launderettes
5. Restaurants, beer parlors, nightclubs, and cardrooms
6. Retail stores, shops, etc.
7. Rooming and lodging houses
8. Shopping center, neighborhood
9. Shopping center, community
10. Land uses where up to 50% of spaces serving employees
11-51
1
52-102
2
Every addition 50
+1
Non-Retail
0-10
0
1. Group care homes
2. Hospitals
3. Hotels and motor hotels, motels
4. Manufacturing plants, research or testing laboratories and bottling plants
5. Medical or dental clinics
6. Rest home, sanatorium, convalescent home or hospital
7. Wholesale establishments, warehouses
8. Land uses where more than 50% of spaces serving employees
11-26
1
27-42
2
Every additional 15
+1
Destination
0-10
0
1. Bowling alleys
2. Churches, schools, day care centers and nursery schools
3. Dance halls and assembly halls without fixed seats, exhibition halls except assembly rooms in conjunction with auditorium
4. Funeral home, mortuaries
5. Sports arenas auditoriums, theaters, assembly halls
11-36
1
37-62
2
Every additional 15
+1
Table Notes:
(1) 
All other non-modified Tier 1 standards for nonresidential EV charging apply.
(2) 
All required charging is Level 2 with the exception of non-retail (workplace) charging which can be satisfied by fifty percent Level 1 chargers with fifty percent payment-ready Level 2 chargers due to longer dwell times. Note: calculations for total number of chargers shall be rounded up and rounding shall favor Level 2 chargers.
(3) 
The first two chargers placed at non-retail (workplace) locations must be payment ready Level 2 with subsequent chargers optionally Level 1.
(4) 
Fifty percent of required non-retail (workplace) chargers to be installed prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy if approved prior to January 1, 2020. Remaining required chargers do not have to be installed at time of construction but must be pre-wired and have adequate electrical panel capacity for each future charger. After January 1, 2020, all required chargers must be fully installed.
(5) 
Chargers should be placed to serve multiple parking spaces — see design recommendations in Section 5 of the City of Davis EV Charging Plan.
(6) 
EV charging parking spaces shall be included in the required number of parking spaces per Article 40.25 of the City of Davis Zoning Ordinance. If space is available in a parking lot, additional EV charging spaces may be installed beyond the minimum number required subject to review and approval by the department of community development and sustainability.
(7) 
Conversion of existing parking spaces for EV charging purposes shall be reviewed and approved by the director of community development and sustainability to assure a balance between full-size parking spaces, compact parking spaces and parking spaces for persons with disabilities.
TABLE 2 - RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS
Development Type
Tier 1 Modifications
Notes
Single-Family (1-3 units)
1. Single-family residential development required to pre-install 8-gauge wiring plus reserve room in electrical panel necessary to support Level 2 electric vehicle charging.
1. Addresses key barrier for adding Level 2 home EV charger
Multifamily (4 or more units)
1. Multifamily residential development projects are required to provide: (1) Level 1 charging at 5% of all required parking spaces with a minimum of 2 parking spaces served; (2) Level 2 charging at 1% of all required parking spaces where more than 20 parking spaces are required with a minimum of 1 parking space served; (3) conduit adequate for Level 2 charging to serve or reasonably be extended in the future to 25% of all parking spaces; and (4) room in panel(s) and capacity to serve 20% of all parking spaces with Level 1 charging and 5% of all parking spaces with Level 2 charging. Notes: (1) properly located, a single charger can serve multiple parking spaces; (2) Reasonable future extension of conduit would not include the removal or trenching of hardscaped surfaces or areas where mature trees would be expected to establish (e.g., pavement, tree wells, etc.)
2. Addresses key barrier for EV use in residential rental settings
Table Notes:
(1)
All other non-modified Tier 1 standards for residential EV charging apply.
(2)
Chargers in multifamily residential settings should be placed to serve multiple parking spaces — see design recommendations in Section 5 of the City of Davis EV Charging Plan.
(3)
Level 1 in the context above is defined as a 20A 120V circuit and Level 2 is defined a 40A 208V/240V circuit.
(4)
Level 1 is defined as a 120V hardwired EVSE not a household outlet.
(5)
Monitoring equipment to properly charge tenants is encouraged at multifamily locations.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
The ordinance codified in this article is enacted pursuant to approval by the California Building Standards Commission and/or the California Energy Commission, as applicable, as expressly permitted in Government Code Section 50022.2.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
As required by the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, the city council finds and declares that the foregoing additions, modifications and changes to the regulations adopted pursuant to said Health and Safety Code are reasonably necessary because of local conditions in that they prescribe local fee schedules and make other changes in said code consistent with a comprehensive building program for the protection and welfare of the city.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, remove or demolish, convert, equip, use or occupy, maintain any building or structure, or any portion thereof, in the city contrary to, or in violation of this article, or to cause, permit or suffer violations.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
Any person, firm or corporation violating, or causing or permitting to be violated, any portion of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor offense for each day and every day, or portion thereof, during which any violation is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article. The city council hereby declares that it would have passed the ordinance codified in this article and each section or subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact any one or more sections, subsections, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
(Ord. 2679, 11/18/2025)