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