Monterey County, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)

11 was repealed and re-enacted by Ord. No. 5442, § 13, effective December 9, 2025. 010 adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 11, published by the California Building Standards Commission, as the Green Building Standards Code for the County of Monterey. 040 sets the compliance standards, treating CALGreen's mandatory minimum requirements as roughly equivalent to LEED basic certification and an eighteen-point GreenPoint rating, CALGreen Tier 1 as roughly equivalent to LEED Silver and a thirty-three-point GreenPoint rating, and CALGreen Tier 2 as roughly equivalent to LEED Gold and a sixty-five-point GreenPoint rating.

060 imposes a genuinely local mandate beyond the state code: all new non-residential structures greater than 25,000 square feet must provide on-site renewable energy generation covering at least 15 percent of projected energy demand, though the Compliance Official may grant an exception if the applicant demonstrates on-site generation is not appropriate for the site and shows an alternative design still achieves that 15 percent efficiency target. 050 for a Step 1 or Step 2 incentive rebate against construction permit fees, set by Board of Supervisors resolution, plus a county 'healthier home or business' award; alternative rating systems like LEED or GreenPoint Rated require documentation from a qualified professional, at the applicant's expense, before the Compliance Official will approve the incentive.