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NSP - NEW CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS <br />A. Local Codes and zoning <br />Any housing constructed with NSP funds must meet all applicable local codes, rehabilitation standards, <br />and zoning ordinances at the time of project completion. <br />Applicable Building Standards Adopted By the City of Santa Ana: <br />2010 California Building Code (CBC) <br />2010 California Electrical Code (CEC) <br />2010 California Mechanical Code (CMC) <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) <br />2010 California Fire Code (CFC) <br />NFPA - Referenced National Fire Codes <br />2008 California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6) <br />B. Green Building <br />The state-developed residential energy code known as Title 24, Part 6, exceeds the 2009 IECC, and is <br />mandatory statewide. Buildings must also meet requirements set by CALGreen, the statewide green <br />building code. All new construction of residential buildings shall, at a minimum, comply with the codes <br />referenced above and meet the Energy Star standard. Sub-recipients are strongly encouraged to exceed <br />Title 24 and achieve a LEED certification. <br />C. Section 504 <br />Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination in federally-assisted activities and <br />programs on the basis of handicap, and imposes requirements to ensure that qualified individuals with <br />handicaps have access to these programs and activities. <br />For new construction of multi-family projects (five or more units), a minimum of 5% of the units in the <br />project (but not less than one unit) must be accessible to individuals with mobility impairments, and at a <br />minimum, an additional 2% of the units (but not less than one unit) must be accessible to individuals <br />with sensory impairments. The total number of units in a NSP-assisted project, regardless of whether <br />they are all NSP assisted, is used as the basis for determining the minimum number of accessible units <br />80A-47