Alhambra, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Alhambra Municipal Code Chapter 20.25
- State standard adopted
- CALGreen, Title 24, Part 11
- Performance security
- Greater of $1,000 or 3% of value, capped $30,000
- Compliance report
- Filed at completion, under penalty of perjury
- Appeal window
- 15 days to Director of Community Development
- Enacted
- Ord. 4798, passed January 24, 2022
Summary
Alhambra requires every "covered project" under Chapter 20.25 to divert a minimum percentage of construction and demolition waste under the state's Green Building Standards Code, Title 24 Part 11. Applicants file a Waste Management Plan, post a refundable performance security with the Community Development Department, and report final diversion results under penalty of perjury before recovering their deposit.
The purpose of the ordinance codified in this chapter is to reduce landfill waste by requiring an applicant for every covered project to divert minimum rates established by the California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11, of the California Code of Regulations for construction and demolition waste resulting from that project in compliance with state and local statutory goals and policies... The applicant for a covered project shall divert the minimum percentage of the construction and demolition waste resulting from the project pursuant to Construction Waste Reduction, Disposal and Recycling requirements of the California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11, of the California Code of Regulations... The amount of the performance security shall be the greater of $1,000 or 3% of the valuation of the project, not to exceed $30,000 for building permits. For demolition permits, the amount of the performance security shall be the greater of $1,000 or $1.00 per square foot, not to exceed $30,000.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 4851, passed 10-27-25).
Full Breakdown
25 of the Alhambra Municipal Code, adopted by Ordinance 4798 on January 24, 2022, implements the state's mandatory Construction Waste Reduction, Disposal and Recycling standards found in the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), Title 24, Part 11. 030). 070). 090). 110). 120).
Violations & Fines
Failing to file or comply with an approved Waste Management Plan, submitting false diversion data, or missing the required diversion rate is a misdemeanor under Section 20.25.130, prosecutable as a misdemeanor or infraction at the City Attorney's discretion (Section 20.25.140) and punishable under Municipal Code Section 1.12.010. Beyond criminal prosecution, the city keeps the full performance security deposit, which can reach $30,000, and the underlying condition may be summarily abated as a public nuisance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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