Part XI
International Green Construction Code

Editor's Notes

Ordinance 20-467, enacted on December 12, 2020, and immediately effective on that date, amended this Part XI to repeal the City’s former adoption of the International Green Construction Code (2012 Edition) and substitute, subject to local modifications, the International Green Construction Code (2018 Edition).

Ordinance 20-457 – and the new Green Construction Code enacted by it – became effective December 2, 2020. Sections 4 and 5 of that Ordinance provide for its application to preexisting transactions as follows

Section 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance and the Building, Fire, and Related Codes [amended] by it apply to all building operations for which a permit application is filed on or after the effective date of this Ordinance.

Section 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That, except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Ordinance, any transaction, case, proceeding, investigation, or other matter validly begun before the effective date of this Ordinance and affected by or flowing from any law amended or repealed by this Ordinance, and any right, duty, or interest flowing from any ordinance amended or repealed by this Ordinance, remains valid after the effective date of this Ordinance and may be terminated, completed, enforced, or prosecuted as required or permitted by the prior law as though the amendment or repeal has not occurred. If any change in nomenclature involves a change in name or designation of any City agency or official, the successor agency or official has all the powers and obligations granted the predecessor agency or official.