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487 17'50.030 erence guide, has become a leader in promoting and guiding green building. At the regional level, ACWMA has developed green building guidelines and green building rating systems for single - family and multi - family resi- dences following a collaborative process with the development community. F. Requiring certain commercial, residential, and city sponsored (civic) projects to incorporate LEEDTM green building measures is necessary and appropriate to achieve the benefits of green building. G. Health and Safety Code Sections 18938 and 17958 provide that the California Building Standards Code establish building standards for all occupancies throughout the state. H. Many of the prerequisites and means of achieving credits under LEER'"', the single - family green building rating system and the multi - family green building rating system do not impact areas where state law has established building standards. The city further finds that, for specific projects, the applicant may believe that achieving the LEEDTM, single- family or multi - family green building rating required by this chapter could require use of other- wise unauthorized building standards, and, accordingly, the city finds that it is appropriate to provide for an ex- emption from this chapter in such circumstances. (Ord. 1934 § I, 2006) 17.50.030 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, certain words and terns used are defined as follows: A. "ACWMA" means the Alameda County waste management authority. B. "ACWMA's Multi - family Green Building Guidelines" means a supporting document published by ACWMA That provides detailed information, resources, and standards for the multi - family green building rating system, includ- ing information regarding the documentation required for certification. C. "ACWMA's New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines" means a supporting document published by ACWMA that provides detailed information, resources, and standards for the single - family green building rating system, including information regarding the documentation required for certification. D. "Applicant" means any individual, firm, limited liability company, association, partnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity that applies to the city for the applicable permits to undertake any covered project within the city. E. `Building" means any structure used for support or shelter of any use or occupancy, as defined in the California Building Standards Code. F. "City" means the city of Pleasanton. G. "City sponsored project" means a building(s) primarily funded and sponsored by the city or on city owned land. H. "Commercial project" means any retail, office, industrial, warehouse or service building(s) within city limits, which is not a city sponsored project, a residential project, or a mixed use project. 1. "Conditioned space" means an enclosed space in a building that is provided with a mechanical heating system that has a capacity exceeding 10 Btu /(hr. x f1. or is provided with a mechanical cooling system that has a capac- ity exceeding five Btu /(hr. x ft. unless the space conditioning system is designed and thermostatically con- trolled to maintain a process environment temperature less than 55 degrees Fahrenheit or to maintain a process environment temperature greater than 90 degrees Fahrenheit for the entire space the system serves. J. "Construction" means the building of any structure or any portion thereof. K. "Covered project" means: (1) construction of any city sponsored project; (2) construction of any commercial pro- ject that includes 20,000 gross square feet or more of conditioned space; (3) renovation of any commercial pro- ject or city sponsored project that adds 20,000 gross square feet or more of additional conditioned space, but not a renovation project that consists solely of interior improvements to an existing building; (4) construction of any single - family residential project that is 2,000 square feet or more in size; (5) construction of any multi - family residential project; (6) construction of any mixed use project; (7) additions to residential projects where the addi- tion is 2,000 square feet or greater; or (8) additions of any size to residential projects where the residential project was less than 2,000 square feet when built and it has been less than five years from the date the certificate of oc- (Pleasanton Stipp. No. 3, 1- 10)