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The History of
Monterey’s Green
Building Program
The establishment of the Green Building Program
involved a year-long community process aiming to create a successful
program for Monterey. The process culminated with the unanimous
approval of the program by our City Council. We thank the many
community members and partner organizations that provided feedback
throughout the process to ensure we created a program beneficial to
the Monterey built environment.
We encourage other jurisdictions and interested
constituents to view our
Staff
Report,
Green Building Ordinance and
Resolutions, and CEQA Negative Declaration.
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The following is a timeline of the highlights of our
community process: |
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May, 2007 |
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Initial meeting of
interdepartmental Green Building Task Force –
monthly meetings thereafter |
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June, 2007 |
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Initial research on
best practices |
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July, 2007 |
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Signing of UN Urban
Environmental Accords and Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement
- Inventory of
Existing Green Policies and Practices
- Analysis of Historic
and Projected Development |
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August, 2007 |
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Green Building Town
Hall Meeting |
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September,
2007 |
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Creation of Green
Building Program Mission Statement
- Creation of Green
Building Program Logo, Branding
- Outreach to Partners
including local jurisdictions, Monterey Regional Waste Management
District, Monterey Regional Water District, County Health
Department, USGBC, National Association of Remodel Industry,
Monterey Business Cluster |
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October, 2007 |
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Second Green
Building Town Hall Meeting |
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November,
2007 |
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1st Annual Green
Building Expo |
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January, 2008 |
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1st Public
Appearance of Green Building Ordinance at Planning Commission |
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February,
2008 |
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2nd Public
Appearance of Green Building Ordinance at Planning Commission |
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March, 2008 |
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Filing of Negative
Declaration as part of CEQA requirements |
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April, 2008 |
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Presentation of
Green Building Ordinance to Architectural Review Committee (ARC)
- Presentation of
Green Building Ordinance to Historic Preservation Committee (HPC)
- Public Hearing of
Green Building Ordinance before Planning Commission, recommendation
for City Council to approve Negative Declaration and pass the
Ordinance and Resolution to print. |
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July, 2008 |
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Public Hearing of
Green Building Ordinance before City Council, unanimously adopted.
- Second Reading of
Green Building |
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August, 2008 |
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Implementation of
Voluntary Phase of Green Building Program
- Launch of Green
Building Program Web Site |
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August, 2009 |
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- Implementation of Mandatory Phase of Green Building
Program
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