ORDINANCE 1489ORDINANCE NO. 1489
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2013 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA
ENERGY CODE.
The Council of the City of El Segundo does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: FINDINGS. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. Health and Safety Code § 17958 requires the City is required to adopt certain
uniform codes that are set forth in Health and Safety Code § 17922 and
published in the California Code of Regulations;
B. Pursuant to Government Code § 50022.2, et seq., the City may adopt
other uniform codes by reference;
C. It is in the public interest to adopt the 2013 Edition of the California
Energy Code ( "CEC);
D. At least one copy of the CEC was filed with the City Clerk of the City was
available for public inspection for at least fifteen (15) days preceding the
date of the hearing
SECTION 2: Chapter 15 to Title 13 of the El Segundo Municipal Code ( "ESMC") is amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
CHAPTER 15
ENERGY CODE
SECTION:
13 -15 -1: California Energy Code Adopted.
13 -5 -1: ADOPTION OF CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, 2013 EDITION.
Pursuant to California Government Code § 50022.1 to 50022.8, the California
Energy Code, 2013 Edition, published at Title 24 Part 4, of the California Code
of Regulations. One true copy of the CEC, is on file in the office of the Building
Official and is available for public inspection as required by law.
SECTION 3: CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT EXEMPTION. The City Council
determines that this ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality
Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA") and the regulations
promulgated thereunder (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq., the "CEQA
Guidelines ") because it consists only of minor revisions and clarifications to an existing code of
construction - related regulations and specification of procedures related thereto and will not have
the effect of deleting or substantially changing any regulatory standards or findings required
therefor. This ordinance, therefore, is an action being taken for enhanced protection of the
environment and that does not have the potential to cause significant effects on the environment.
Consequently, it is categorically exempt in accordance with CEQA Guidelines §§ 15301 as a
minor alteration of existing public or private structures involving no expansion of use; 15305 as a
minor alteration in land use limitations which do not result in any changes in land use or density;
and 15308 as an action taken by a regulatory agency as authorized by California law to assure
maintenance or protection of the environment.
SECTION 5: SAVINGS CLAUSE. Repeal of any provision of the ESMC or any other city
ordinance herein will not affect any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred before, or preclude
prosecution and imposition of penalties for any violation occurring before, this Ordinance's
effective date. Any such repealed part will remain in full force and effect for sustaining action or
prosecuting violations occurring before the effective date of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6: SEVERABILITY. If any part of this Ordinance or its application is deemed invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the city council intends that such invalidity will not affect the
effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable.
SECTION 7: VALIDITY OF PREVIOUS CODE SECTIONS. If this the entire Ordinance or its
application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, any repeal of the ESMC or
other the city ordinance by this Ordinance will be rendered void and cause such ESMC provision
or other the city ordinance to remain in full force and effect for all purposes.
SECTION 8: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance will take effect on January 1, 2014
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of Nav, , 2013.
Bill Fisher, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM
MARK —HEN EY, CITY ATTO EY
By.
Karl R Berger
Assistant City Attorney
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO }
I, Tracy Weaver, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Ordinance
No. 14RR was duly introduced by said City Council at a regular meeting held on the 15th day
of _oct , 2013, and was duly passed and adopted by said City Council, approved
and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 5tb day of NO°- 2013, and the same was so passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Fisber, Jacobson, Fuentes, Atkinson, Fellhauer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Npn
Trac Weave , ity Clerk