2006/03/14 City Council ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2006-67
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BUILD IT GREEN'S NEWHOME CONSTRUCTION
GREEN BUILDING GUIDELINES, 2005 EDITION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park on July 12, 2005, adopted
Resolution No. 2005 -224, which adopts the Alameda County Waste Management Authority
Guidelines for Green Building projects as city referenced standards, and;
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the City of Rohnert Park to promote the construction
of dwellings that have healthy indoor air quality and are built of resource efficient materials,
conserve energy and water, take pedestrians and alternative transit into account, and;
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park's General Plan lists the following objectives and
policies: Goal HO -H: Encourage energy conservation in housing; Policy HO -24: Promote the use
of energy conservation in the design of residential development; Policy HO -25: Promote energy
conservation in the city's older homes; and Policy HS -12: Continue to work toward reducing
solid waste and increasing recycling in compliance with the Sonoma County Integrated Waste
Management Plan, and;
WHEREAS, Build It Green is a professional non - profit membership organization whose
mission is to promote healthy, durable, energy and resource - efficient buildings in California,
and;
WHEREAS, The New Home Construction Guidelines have been updated and developed
through a collaborative process that included stakeholders from numerous private, non - profit,
and government sectors, and;
WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the City to provide the most up -to -date green
building guidelines for developers, contractors, and homeowners;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby adopt the
Build It Green New Home construction Green Building Guidelines, 2005 Edition as City of
Rohnert Park referenced green building standards.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED on this 14th day of March, 2006, by. the City
of Rohnert Park City Council by the following vote:
Attest:
Mayor T
BREEZE: AYE FLORES: AYE MACKENZIE: AYE
VIDAK- MARTINEZ: AYE SMITH: AYE
AYES: (5) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (0) ABSTAIN: (0)