HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 20681COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 20681
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW
LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; AND ADDING SECTIONS 6.695 AND
6.696 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971.
ADOPTED: February 6, 2023
SIGNED: February 7, 2023
PASSED: 5:3
REJECTED:
OPPOSED: Clark, Evans, Groves
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE: March 10, 2023
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ORDINANCE NO. 20681
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW
LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; AND ADDING SECTIONS 6.695 AND
6.696 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The following heading and Section 6.695 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are
added to provide as follows:
Prohibition on Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
6.695 Prohibition on Fossil Fuel Infrastructure -Definitions.
For purposes of EC 6.696, the following words and phrases shall mean:
Fossil fuel. Any of a class of hydrocarbon-containing materials of biological origin occurring within
Earth's crust that can be used as a source of energy. This includes coal, petroleum or petroleum
products, and natural gas.
Fossil fuel Infrastructure. Natural gas piping, fuel oil piping, or other fossil fuel piping or
conveyance system within a building, that connects a source of supply to a fossil-fuel-burning
appliance.
Low-rise Residential Building. Any building that has a height of three stories above grade or less,
that includes one or more dwelling units, and where occupants are primarily permanent in nature
(30 days or more) including but not limited to detached one-and two-family dwellings, attached
single family dwellings (townhouses), manufactured dwellings, and multi-family residential
buildings. This does not include a mixed occupancy building, as defined by Oregon building code,
that includes a commercial use.
Natural Gas. A natural gas, liquified petroleum gas or mixture of these.
Section 2. Section 6.696 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is added to provide as follows:
6.696 Prohibition on Fossil Fuel Infrastructure -Prohibition and Applicability
(1) Fossil fuel infrastructure is prohibited in a low-rise residential building that has never
before been used or occupied for any purpose.
(2) The City shall deny an application for a permit, or suspend or revoke an issued permit,
that does not comply with this section.
(3) This section applies to building permit applications, including those necessary to install a
new manufactured dwelling, submitted on or after June 30, 2023.
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(4) This section shall in no way be construed as amending the state building code, as defined
in ORS 455 .010 .
Section 3. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the consent of the City Attorney ,
is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein, or in other
provisions of the Eugene Code , 1971, to the provisions added, amended or repealed herein.
Passed by the City Council this
Gth day of February, 2023.
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Approved by the Mayor this
-1:.,_ day of February, 2023.
Mayor