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NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSERVATION
PLAN
Otay Land Company Village 8 West
March 2013
DRAFT
Project Sponsor / Applicant
OTAY LAND COMPANY, LLC
1903 Wright Place, Suite 220
Carlsbad, CA 92008-6528
(760) 918-8200
Contact: Jeff O’Connor
Non Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
Otay Land Company Village 8 West
March 2013
I. INTRODUCTION
The Otay Ranch General Development Plan (GDP) requires the
preparation of a Non-Renewable Energy Conservation Plan that
identifies feasible methods to reduce the consumption of non-
renewable energy resources. Categories identified in this Plan where
reductions may occur include, but are not limited to, Transportation,
Building Design & Use, Lighting, Business, Recycling, Alternative
Energy Sources and Land Use.
The Chula Vista region’s current reliance on fossil fuels provides the
majority of non-renewable energy consumption. Fossil fuels are
directly consumed in the form of gasoline, diesel fuel and natural gas
and indirectly as electricity generated from these fuels. The goals,
objectives and policies of the GDP require that any new project identify
a plan that assists in a long-range strategy that will increase the
conservation of and decrease the consumption of non-renewable
energy resources.
II. NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLAN
Opportunities for energy conservation in Village 8 West are
characterized by the following:
A. Transportation
Transportation design features that encourage energy conservation in
Village 8 West include:
Reduced Vehicle-trip Miles
On the regional level, Village 8 West is designed to accommodate
Bus Rapid Transit as well as Rapid Bus Service. Within Otay Ranch,
Village 8 West also will be served by a local circulator service - In
addition, the project will provide sidewalks and bike lanes on all
Transportation Element roadways. The Village Pathway, which
currently terminates at the south end of Magdalena Avenue, has
been extended through Village 8 West; future connections are
provided to Village 8 East via Street B and Village 3 and 4 to the
west via Main Street. By design, higher density uses will be
provided along the new couplets at La Media Road/Otay Valley
Road and Main Street. This is intended to help reduce the
dependence on the passenger vehicle and encourage walking and
biking trips.
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Additional measures to promoted alternative transportation use or
reduce traffic congestions include: Provision of shower and locker
facilities at offices with more than ten occupants to encourage
bicycle use; Parking lot design to promote use of mass transit and
car pools; Synchronization of the traffic lights as part of an
individual development project with previously installed traffic lights
in order to reduce traffic congestion; identification of an
environmental coordinator to be responsible for education and
disseminating information on ridesharing and/or mass transit
opportunities, recycling, energy conservation programs, etc.
Trip reductions were based on the internal trip capture
methodology outlined in the ITE Trip Generation Handbook. Using
this methodology, traffic reductions ranging from, 2% to 60% were
applied. As determined by San Diego Association of Governments
(SANDAG), the average daily trip length for the Village 8 will be
4.62 miles. This is less than the regional average trip length of 5.8
miles.
Alternative Travel Modes
Low speed vehicles (LSV) are envisioned as alternative modes of
travel within and between the Otay Ranch villages. In Village 8
West, LSVs may travel on all village streets with a maximum travel
speed of 35 miles per hour.
Increase Use of Transit
Village 8 West concentrates its highest density housing, retail /
commercial uses as well as school and park uses in or adjacent to
its town center. The resulting land use plan features an integrated
circulation system that provides residents of the town center and
adjacent neighborhoods non-automobile related circulation options
that include walking, bicycling and transit. The current regional
transit plan includes transit lines on East “H” Street, East Palomar
Street, La Media Road, and Eastlake Parkway. Transit stations are
planned to be located approximately five to six miles apart with the
nearest station to Village 8 West located in the Eastern Urban
Center. In conformance with the General Plan, a future transit line
also is located on Main Street and two transit stops are planned in
the Town Center, one along west-bound Main Street and one along
east-bound Main Street. The actual transit plan will be developed in
conjunction with the SANDAG. Public transit lines and stops are
integrated into the plan and are located within or in close proximity
to the higher intensity neighborhoods.
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Roadway Pavement Widths and Street Trees
It has been demonstrated that narrow street widths and the
resulting reduction in pavement area reduces the heat island effect
and thus the demand for air conditioning. A strong street tree
program also provides shade that enhances the reduction of heat
from roadways. Both of these concepts are supported by the
Village 8 West plan.
B. Building Design & Use
Building design & use features that encourage energy conservation in Village 8
West include:
Housing Efficiency
Projections for Village 8 West indicate that approximately seventy
percent (70%) of the residential dwelling units will be small single
family and multi-family residences. It has been demonstrated that
these smaller detached and attached building designs use less
energy for heating and cooling when compared to larger single-
family detached homes.
• Solar Orientation
It has been demonstrated that passive solar design including the
orientation of buildings can take advantage of the suns warmth in
winter to assist with heating as well as minimize heat gain in
summer months to assist with cooling. The Village 8 West town
center is oriented primarily on a north – south and east – west axis
to take advantage of solar orientation.
• Use of Better-insulated Buildings Efficiency
Title 24, Part 6 of the California Building Standards Code regulates
energy uses including space heating and cooling, hot water
heating, and ventilation. The energy code allows new buildings to
meet a “performance” standard that allows a builder to choose the
most cost effective energy saving measures to meet the standard.
These choices may include:
Added insulation,
Radiant barriers,
Cool roofs,
Improved HVAC systems,
Alternative heating and cooling systems,
More efficient water heating systems, and
More efficient lighting systems.
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The energy code was updated in 2008 to continue to reduce the
amount of energy needed for new buildings. This update reduced
the electricity needed to operate central air conditioning for
residential uses between 19.7% and 22.7% and the natural gas
needed for gas water heaters between 7% and 10%. For non-
residential buildings, the most recent update reduced the electricity
needed to operate heating equipment 37.2%, cooling equipment
8.3% and interior lighting 5.9%. The non-residential natural gas
need for heating was reduced 15.9%.1
The City of Chula Vista has adopted Green Building Standards
(CVMC Chapter 15.12) and an Energy Efficiency Ordinance (CVMC
Section 15.26.030) that requires an increased energy efficiency
standard of 15% beyond 2008 Title 24 Part 6 Energy Code levels.
For residential uses, this requirement represents a .75-1.35%
reduction in electricity use and an 11.85%-12.45% reduction in
natural gas usage. For commercial uses this represents a 4.35%
reduction in electricity use and a 9.9% reduction in natural gas
usage.2
Water Conservation
Water-related energy use consumes 19 percent of California’s
electricity, 30 percent of its natural gas and 88 billion gallons of
diesel fuel every year. The water-related energy use includes water
and wastewater treatment as well at the energy needed to
transport the water from it source (either northern California or the
Colorado River.)
All residential units will be required to have:
Hot Water Pipe Insulation
Pressure Reducing Valves
Water Efficient Dishwashers
Dual Flush Toilets
Water Efficient Landscape
1 Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures; California Air Pollution Control Officers Association
(CAPCOA), August 2010, Tables D-1 and D-2 2 Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures; California Air Pollution Control Officers Association
(CAPCOA), August 2010, Tables BE-1.1 and BE-1.2
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All non-residential units will be required to have:
Hot Water Pipe Insulation
Pressure Reducing Valves
Dual Flush Toilets
Water Efficient Landscape
• Use of Energy Efficient Appliances
For residential uses, energy efficient appliances can reduce
electricity use an additional .12-.14% if Energy Star dishwashers
are installed and .66-1.21% if one Energy Star ceiling fan is
installed in each home. For nonresidential uses, an Energy Star
refrigerator in grocery stores can reduce electricity usage by 21%.
• Use Improved Construction Standards
Residential and commercial construction within Village 8 West is
required to adhere to the Increased Energy Efficiency Standards of
the City of Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 15.26.030 as well as
the Building and Energy Efficiency Standards in Title 24 Part 6 of
the California Code of Building Regulations. In addition, the
developer of Village 8 West has participated in the Chula Vista
Research Project conducted by the Gas Technology Institute. Many
of the appropriate measures from that study will become part of
the choices that builders make to meet the Chula Vista and Title 24
Part 6 requirements.
Use of Solar Energy Systems
Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 20.04.040 requires all new
residential units to include plumbing specifically designed to all later
installation of a system that utilizes solar energy as the primary
means of heating domestic potable water.
New buildings will be designed to be photovoltaic ready. This
includes providing space on the roof surface and penetrations
through the roof surface with a minimum one-inch conduit from the
electrical service equipment for the future roof installation to
provide for a PV system. Planting of trees on southern exposures to
buildings will be carefully monitored to ensure that solar energy
systems will not be impacted.
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C. Lighting
Lighting features that encourage energy conservation in Village 8 West include:
Energy Efficient Public Lighting
Standards for Village 8 West encourage the use of energy efficient
lighting for all streetlights as well as park and other public space
illumination.
The City of Chula Vista Public Works Department is implementing a
pilot program testing the use of induction/l.e.d lighting for public
streets that use 1/3 the electricity without reducing lighting levels
and impacting public safety. If it is determined that one of these
lighting systems is feasible on a citywide basis, the applicable
lighting system will be used in Village 8 West.
Energy Efficient Public Lighting
Builders also are encouraged to use energy efficient lighting in all
residential and commercial development.
D. Recycling
Recycling programs in Village 8 West include:
Residential and Commercial Recycling
Chula Vista Municipal Code Sections 8.23-25 requires all
commercial and industrial establishments that recycle with a third
party recycler to submit recycling tonnage documentation on an
annual basis to the City’s conservation coordinator, due on or
before January 31st, for the previous year. Those establishments
recycling with a franchised hauler do not need to report because
the hauler does the reporting to the City. This requirement
promotes recycling of materials.
The City of Chula Vista’s Recycling and Solid Waste Planning
Manual, adopted by City Council, provides information for adequate
space allocated to recycling and solid waste within individual
projects, based upon the type of project and collection service
needed.
Additionally, the City of Chula Vista encourages the use of compost
materials to be incorporated into the soil of all new construction
projects to improve soil health, water retention, less water run off
and filtration of water run-off prior to entering storm drains and
creeks on the way to San Diego Bay. The yard trimmings collected
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in Chula Vista are composted at the Otay Landfill and may be
available for purchase.
New Construction Waste Reduction
California Green Building Code Title 24, Part 11 (CALGreen)
requires that a minimum of 50% all new construction waste
generated at the site be diverted to recycle or salvage. Additionally,
the State has set per capita disposal rates of 5.3 pounds per person
per day for the City of Chula Vista. To maintain these targets the
following programs must be implemented per Chula Vista Municipal
Code Sections 8.23 Solid Waste and Recycling Contract or
Franchise; 8.24 Solid Waste and Litter; 8.25 Recycling and
19.58.340 Trash Enclosures:
All new construction and demolition projects in the City are
required to divert from landfill disposal 100% of inert waste
to include asphalt, concrete, bricks, tile, trees, stumps, rocks
and associated vegetation and soils resulting from land
clearing; and 50% of all remaining waste generated.
Contractors will be required to put up a performance deposit
and prepare a Waste Management Report form to ensure
that all materials are responsibly handled. Upon verification
that the diversion goals have been met the performance
deposit will be refunded. CVMC 8.25.095.
E. Land Use
Land use patterns and project features that conserve non-renewable energy
resources and reduce the reliance on the automobile Village 8 West include:
Reduce the Reliance on the Automobile
The vision for Village 8 is to develop a cohesive community with
inter-connected uses and densities. The mix of proposed
residential, commercial and community uses are intended to
provide a complementary, mixed-use environment with a focus on
promoting a walkable and bikeable community that promotes
pedestrian activity. Direct pedestrian links extend from the
surrounding neighborhoods directly to the village core. The Village
Pathway, which currently terminates at the south end of Magdalena
Avenue, has been extended through Village 8 West; future
connections are provided to Village 8 East via Street B and Village 3
and 4 to the west via Main Street. Class II bicycle facilities are
planned along all Transportation Element roadways through Village
8 West. Roadways internal to the Village are designed to local
street standards with speed limits of 25 to 30 mphs. Slow traffic
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speeds are conducive to bicycling and provide the necessary
linkage to the regional bicycle circulation network. Sidewalks will be
provided throughout Village 8 West. In addition, the land uses
designed in the Town Center (adjacent to the couplet) are intended
to be pedestrian and bicycle friendly. With travel speeds of 25 to 35
mph along Main Street through the couplet and south on Otay
Valley Road toward SR-125, the roadways are designed to provide
a comfortable walking environment. The Town Center provides the
opportunity for employee services to be located within walking
distance of employer-based businesses.
Regional Mass Transit Facilities
Otay Ranch and Village 8 West are designed and ready to
accommodate public transportation and alternative travel modes to
reduce energy consumption. Village 8 West is public transportation
ready. In conformance with General Plan policy, public
transportation is an integral part of Otay Ranch. The Village 8 West
plan has responded by providing for potential transit services with
options available depending on what future program is
implemented.
The current regional transit plan includes transit lines on East “H”
Street, East Palomar Street, La Media Road and Eastlake Parkway.
Transit stations are planned to be located approximately five to six
miles apart with the nearest station to Village 8 West located in the
Eastern Urban Center. In conformance with the General Plan, a
future transit line also is located on Main Street and two transit
stops are planned in the Village 8 West Town Center, one along
west-bound Main Street and one along east-bound Main Street.
The actual transit plan will be developed in conjunction with
SANDAG. Specific access points as well as the internal circulation
for bicycle riders and pedestrians and exact roadway crossings will
be approved during the Tentative Tract Map (TM) process.
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Appendix C