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Attachment 1 Exhibit B <br />Page 47 of 64 <br />4.106.5 All-electric buildings. New construction buildings and qualifying alteration projects shall <br />comply with Section 4.106.5.1 or 4.106.5.2 so that they do not use combustion equipment or are ready <br />to accommodate installation of electric heating appliances. <br /> <br />20.26.250 Section 4.106.5.1 added - New construction qualifying alteration projects. <br /> <br />Section 4.106.5.1 is added to read as follows: <br /> <br />4.106.5.1. New construction and qualifying alteration projects. All newly constructed buildings shall <br />be all-electric buildings. Alterations that include replacement of over 50 percent of the existing <br />foundation for purposes other than a repair or reinforcement as defined in California Existing Building <br />Code Section 202; or where over 50 percent of the existing framing above the sill plate is removed or <br />replaced for purposes other than repair, shall be all-electric buildings. If either of these criteria are met <br />within a three-year period, measured from the date of the most recent previously obtained permit final <br />date, the project shall be subject to the all-electric buildings requirements. <br /> <br />The final determination whether a project meets the definition of substantial reconstruction/alteration <br />shall be made by the local enforcing agency. <br /> <br />Exceptions: <br />1. Multifamily residential building projects that have approved entitlements before the effective <br />date of this ordinance may install fuel gas for water heating systems serving multiple <br />dwelling units. The applicant shall comply with Section 4.106.5.2. <br /> <br />2. If the applicant establishes that there is not an all-electric prescriptive compliance pathway <br />for the building under the California Building Energy Efficiency Standards, and that the <br />building is not able to achieve the performance compliance standard applicable to the <br />building under the Energy Efficiency Standards using commercially available technology and <br />an approved calculation method, then the local enforcing agency may grant a modification. <br />The applicant shall comply with Section 4.106.5.2. <br /> <br />Inactive Fuel Gas Infrastructure may be extended to spaces that are anticipated to qualify for the <br />exceptions contained in this chapter. The inactive Fuel Gas Infrastructure shall not be activated, have a <br />meter installed, or otherwise used unless the exemptions specified in this chapter have been confirmed as <br />part of the issuance of a building permit. If the Fuel Gas Infrastructure is no longer serving one of the <br />exceptions contained in this chapter, it shall either be capped, otherwise terminated, or removed by the <br />entity previously entitled to the exemption, in a manner pursuant to all applicable Codes. <br /> <br />Pleasanton shall have the authority to approve alternative materials, design and methods of construction <br />or equipment per 20.04.050 of the Pleasanton Building Administrative Code <br /> <br />20.26.260 Section 4.106.5.2 added – Requirements for combustion equipment. <br /> <br />Section 4.106.5.2 is added to read as follows: <br /> <br /> 4.106.5.2 Requirements for combustion equipment. <br />Where combustion equipment is allowed per Exceptions under 4.106.5.1, the construction drawings <br />shall indicate electrical infrastructure and physical space accommodating the future installation of an <br />electrical heating appliance in the following ways, as certified by a registered design professional or <br />licensed electrical contractor: <br />Page 58 of 376