For new
buildings with tenant spaces that have 10 or more
tenant-occupants, provide secure bicycle parking for 5
percent of the tenant-occupant vehicular parking spaces
with a minimum of one bicycle parking facility.
When charging stations are required per LAMC Table 99.05.106.5.3.3 , they shall be installed within the EV charging space(s) and in accordance with the Los Angeles Electrical Code.
Use one or a combination of strategies below for 25% of site hardscape.
- Provide shade (mature within 5 years of occupancy);
- Use light colored materials with an initial solar reflectance value of at least .30 as determined in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards E 1918 or C 1549;
- Use open-grid pavement system or pervious or permeable pavement system; or
- Use solar panel arrays to create a canopy shade system.
Comply with California Energy Code Section 110.10.
EXCEPTIONS:
- Additions having less than 2,000 sq. ft. of new roof area;
- Alterations.
Each building shall demonstrate a 20% overall reduction in potable water use. The reduction shall be based on the maximum allowable water use per plumbing fixture and fittings as required by the LAMC. To comply with this subsection, a calculation demonstrating a 20% reduction in the building "water use baseline", as established in LAMC Table 99.05.303.2.2, shall be provided.
*Not required if using nonwater or hybrid urinals throughout the project.
**Kitchen faucets may temporarily increase the flow to 2.2 gpm at 60 psi, and must default to 1.5 gpm at 60 psi. This requirement does not apply to a faucet in commercial kitchens.
EXCEPTIONS:
- New buildings having a 2" or less water supply and having fixtures and fittings that comply with the maximum flow rate values shown in LAMC Table 99.05.303.2.3.
- Additions and alterations to buildings with fixtures and fittings complying with the maximum flow rate values shown in LAMC Table 99.05.303.2.3. This provision shall apply only to new fixtures.
- Buildings utilizing recycled water in accordance with LAMC Subsection 99.05.305.2.
- Replacement of plumbing fixtures and fittings.
| FIXTURE TYPE | BASELINE FLOW RATE | DURATION | DAILY USES | OCCUPANTS2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showerheads | 2.0 gpm @ 80 psi | 5 min. | 1 | X 2a |
| Lavatory Faucets, Non-Residential | 0.5 gpm @ 60 psi | .25 min. | 3 | X |
| Kitchen Faucets | 1.8 gpm @ 60 psi | 4 min. | 1 | X 2b |
| Metering Faucets | 0.20 gallons/cycle | .25 min. | 3 | X |
| Water Closets | 1.28 gallons/flush | 1 flush | 1 male 1 3 female |
X |
| Urinals | 0.125 gallons/flush | 1 flush | 2 male | X |
Fixture "Water Use" = Flow rate X Duration X Occupants X Daily uses
- The daily use number shall be increased to three if urinals are not installed in the room.
- Refer to Table A, Chapter 4 of the California Plumbing Code, for occupant load factors.
- Shower use by occupants depends on the type of use of a building or portion of a building. For example, the total occupant load for a health club, but only a fraction of the occupants in an office building as determined by the anticipated number of users.
- Kitchen faucet use is determined by the occupant load of the area served by the fixture.
- Use Worksheet WS-1 of the 2016 CALGreen Code to calculate baseline water use.
| FIXTURE TYPE | MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FLOW RATE |
|---|---|
| Lavatory Faucets, Non-Residential* |
0.4 gpm @ 60 psi 0.20 gallons/cycle |
| Kitchen Faucets** | 1.50 gpm @ 60 psi |
| Metering Faucets | 1.8 gpm @ 80 psi |
| Dishwashers | ENERGY-STAR certified |
| Clothes Washers | ENERGY-STAR certified |
*Not required if using nonwater or hybrid urinals throughout the project.
**Kitchen faucets may temporarily increase the flow to 2.2 gpm at 60 psi, and must default to 1.5 gpm at 60 psi. This requirement does not apply to a faucet in commercial kitchens.
Locks shall be installed on all publicly accessible exterior faucets and hose bibs.
When City-recycled water is available within 200 feet of the property line, 100 percent of water for water closets, urinals, floor drains, and process cooling and heating in that building shall come from City-recycled water. Recycled water systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with the Los Angeles Plumbing Code.
EXCEPTIONS:
- Additions that use any part of the existing plumbing piping system.
- Alterations that do not include replacing all of the potable water piping.
- Where City-recycled water quality has been deemed non-suitable for a particular fixture or equipment, the fixture and/or equipment shall be dual-plumbed for future connection.
Cooling towers shall comply with one of the following:
- Cooling towers shall have a minimum of 6 cycles of concentration (blowdown); or
- A minimum of 50 percent of makeup water supply shall come from non-potable water sources, including treated backwash.
Where groundwater is being extracted and discharged, a system for onsite reuse of the groundwater, shall be developed and constructed. Alternatively, the groundwater may be discharged to the sewer.