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PUBLIC NOTICE OF AN INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAYWARD
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING REACH CODES FOR THE CITY OF HAYWARD BY AMENDING THE CITY’S OFF -STREET PARKING REGULATIONS (CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 2) ; AND AMENDING THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF HAYWARD (CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 1) OF
THE HAYWARD MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAYWARD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Purpose and Intent. It is the purpose and intent of this Ordinance to expressly enact local amendments to the 2025 California Building Standards Code applicable to new construction to provide standards for new buildings to improve community health and safety while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Section 2 . This ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2026 . The following are hereby adopted as local amendments to Part 11 (California Green Building Standards Code) of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations):
Amend CALGreen Chapters 2, 4, and 5 to add requirements for ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
Chapter 9 of the Hayward Municipal Code (Building Code)
Section 9-1.01 - Summary of Local Amendments.
Section 9-1.02 - Local Amendments to the Code By Chapter
California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24 Part 11 – Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Amendments
Chapter 2 Definitions
Section 4.106.4
Section 5.106.5.3
Table 5.106.5.3.6
Amend CALGreen Chapters 2, 4, and 5 to add requirements for ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
Chapter 10, Article 2 of the Hayward Municipal Code (Off-Street Parking Regulations) Section 4.106.4 and Section 5.106.5.3 of the California Green Building Standards Code are amended as follows:
Chapter 10, Article 2 is amended as follows:
Section 202 of the California Green Building Standards Code is amended as follows:
Section 10.2.100 – Definitions
Section 10.2.200 – Application
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Section 301.3, Section 4.106.4, and Section 5.106.5.3 of the California Green Building Standards Code are amended as follows:
Chapter 10, Article 2 of the Hayward Municipal Code (Off-Street Parking Regulations)
VIII. REQUIREMENTS FOR EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
SEC. 10-2.800 ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING SPACES
Sections 4.106.4.1, 4.106.4.2, and 5.106.5.3 of the California Green Building Standards Code are amended as follows:
SEC. 10-2.810 Electric Vehicle Charging Requirements by Use.
SEC. 10-2.820 Direct Current Fast Charging stations.
SEC. 10-2.830 Receptacle Configurations.
SEC. 10-2.833 EV Charger Connectors
Section 5.106.5.3.6 of the California Green Building Standards Code is amended as follows:
SEC. 10-2.835 Electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS)—power allocation method.
TABLE 5.106.5.3.6
Section 4.106.4 and Section 5.106.5.3 of the Cali fornia Green Building Standards Code is amended as follows:
SEC. 10-2.840 Exceptions.
Section 3. Enactment of Local Amendments to the California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11 (Amendments to Chapters 9 and 10 of the Hayward Municipal Code). The local amendments to the 202 5 California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11, are hereby enacted.
Section 4. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable, and if any clause, sentence, paragraph, provision, or part of this Ordinance, or the application of this Ordinance to any person, is held to be invalid or preempted by state or federal law, such holding shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance. If any provision of this Ordinance is held to be inapplicable, the provisions of this Ordinance shall nonetheless continue to apply with respect to all other covered development projects and applicants. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of the City Council that this Ordinance would have been adopted had such provisions not been included or such persons or circumstances been expressly excluded from its coverage.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2026.
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Introduced at a meeting of the City Council of t he City of Hayward, held on the 18th day of November 2025, by Council Member Roche.
This Ordinance will be considered for adoption at the regular meeting of the Hayward City Council, to be held on December 2, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
Please note the City Council will hold a hybrid meeting which will allow for participation in the Council Chamber and virtually via the Zoom platform. The full text of this Ordinance is available for examination by the public by contacting the City Clerk’s office at [email protected] or (510) 583-4400.
Dated: November 28, 2025
Miriam Lens, City Clerk
City of Hayward