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March 22, 2021 Adjourned Session of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting, cont'd... MOTION 2: And further, that the Code of the Town of Lexington be amended by adding a new Chapter 106, "Regulating Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Buildings", as follows: REGULATING FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE IN BUILDINGS Section 1 Purpose This Bylaw is adopted by the Town of Lexington to protect health, safety, and the natural environment and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, which causes climate change, thereby threatening the Town and its inhabitants. Section 2 Definitions "Effective Date" shall mean December 1, 2022, or six months following the date by which the Town is authorized by the Massachusetts General Court to regulate fossil fuel infrastructure, whichever is later. "New Building" shall mean a new building or new accessory building, as defined in the Lexington Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington, associated with a building permit application filed on or after the Effective Date. "On-Site Fossil Fuel Infrastructure" shall mean piping for fuel gas, fuel oil, or other fuel hydrocarbons, including synthetic equivalents, that is in a building, in connection with a building, or otherwise within the property lines of a premises, extending from a supply tank or from the point of delivery behind a gas meter or the customer-side of a gas meter. "Major Renovation" shall mean a project associated with a valid building permit application filed on or after the Effective Date of this article that: for existing structures regulated by the current edition of the International Residential Code as amended by 780 CMR 51: Massachusetts Residential Code, includes the reconfiguration of space and/or building systems, in which the Work Area, not including any added space, is more than 75% of the Gross Floor Area of the principal dwelling, as defined in the Lexington Zoning Bylaw, prior to the project; and for existing structures regulated by the current edition of the International Building Code as amended by 780 CMR 34: Massachusetts Commercial Code, includes the reconfiguration of space and/or building systems, in which the Work Area, not including any added space, is more than 50% of the building floor area prior to the project, as defined by the Massachusetts Building Code. "Work Area" shall mean the portions of a building affected by renovations for the reconfiguration of space or building systems, as shown in the drawings included with a building permit application. Areas consisting of only repairs, refinishing, or incidental work not associated with the renovations or reconfiguration for which a building permit is required are excluded from the Work Area. Section 3 Applicability This Chapter shall apply to all building permit applications for New Buildings and Major Renovations proposed to be located in whole or in part within the Town, except that this Chapter shall not apply to: A. utility service piping connecting the grid to a meter, or to a gas meter itself; B. piping required to: i. fuel backup electrical generators, indoor or outdoor cooking appliances, indoor or outdoor fireplaces or fire features, or appliances for outdoor heating; or