A transit and transportation facilities project subject to this chapter shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Any facility that is a part of the transit and transportation facilities project shall obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification for new construction within one year of the transit and transportation facilities project completion. (b) (1) The project does not result in any net additional emission of greenhouse gases, as determined by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code. The State Air Resources Board is encouraged to make its determination no later than 120 calendar days after receiving an application for review of the methodology and calculations of the projectâs greenhouse gas emissions. (2) The environmental baseline for greenhouse gas emissions shall be established based upon the physical conditions at the project site at the time the notice of preparation for the project-level environmental impact report is published in a manner consistent with Section 15125 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations as those regulations existed on January 1, 2020. (3) To maximize public health and environmental benefits, the lead agency shall require measures that will reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases in the project area and in the neighboring communities. (4) Not less than 50 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions reductions necessary to achieve the requirement of this subdivision shall be from local, direct greenhouse gas emissions reduction measures, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (A) Project design features or onsite reduction measures, or both design features and onsite reduction measures, that include, but are not limited to, any of the following: (i) Implementing project design features that enable the project to exceed the building energy efficiency standards set forth in Part 6 (commencing with Section 100) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, except for 50 percent of emissions reductions attributable to design features necessary to meet the LEED gold certification requirement. (ii) Requiring a transportation demand management program to reduce single-occupancy vehicular travel and vehicle miles traveled. (iii) Providing onsite renewable energy generation, including a solar roof on the project with a minimum peak generation capacity of 500 kilowatts. (iv) Providing solar-ready roofs. (v) Providing cool roofs and cool parking promoting cool surface treatment for new parking facilities. (B) Offsite reduction measures in the neighboring communities, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (i) Providing funding to an offsite mitigation project consisting of replacing buses, trolleys, or other transit vehicles with zero-emission vehicles. (ii) Providing offsite safety or other improvements for bicycles, pedestrians, and transit connections. (iii) Undertaking or funding building retrofits to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings. (5) (A) The transit and transportation facilities project proponent may obtain offset credits for up to 50 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions reductions necessary to achieve the requirement of this subdivision that produce emissions reductions within the City of San Diego or the boundaries of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District. Any offset credits shall be verified by a third party accredited by the State Air Resources Board, and shall be undertaken in a manner consistent with Division 25.5 (commencing Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code, including, but not limited to, the requirement that the offset be real, permanent, quantifiable, verifiable, and enforceable, and shall be undertaken from sources in the same community within which the project is located or adjacent communities. (B) If 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions reductions necessary to achieve no addit
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