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City Council Meeting Minutes October 19, 2021 Page 4 of 11 HVAC systems and lighting and power. The changes to commercial buildings are in the building envelopes, HVAC, service water heating, lighting and power and renewables. She advised Council there are some amendments to the ordinance since 1st reading. The ordinance presented tonight was updated to require fuel source and renewable systems pathways in construction documents. All residential and commercial new construction will be all -electric or be built with high efficiency HVAC equipment and with electric -ready infrastructure. EV charging will be enforced at the time of building permit, with a clarification that projects within a PUD approved prior to the ordinance, but which have not obtained a building permit, will be required to comply with the ordinance. Solar readiness does not require that solar be installed on new construction, but space and capacity for installing such a system is required. Electrical vehicle readiness requires the infrastructure for an EV ready parking space or EV charging station be included at time of construction for future buildout of EV charging. The ordinance details the requirements for EV readiness for each building type. Council requested information on building electrification requirements in other Colorado municipalities and zero energy appendices. Those were included in the packet. Staff recommends approval of the ordinance as proposed this evening with the amendment to Table R402.1.2. Councilmember Lipton asked what types of building permit actions would trigger the need to comply with the upgraded standards. Chad Root, Chief Building Official, responded the trigger would be adding over 50% of square footage to a home would require meeting the new requirements. Commercial permits would be set up in the same fashion. Councilmember Lipton asked about gas fireplaces. Root stated those will be exempt. Public Comments Hazel Van Zale, a student at Louisville Elementary School, spoke in favor of adopting the 2021 IECC and appendix to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Weston Gano, a student at Louisville Elementary School, spoke in favor of adopting the 2021 IECC and appendix to reduce our energy footprint. Baxter Case, a student at Louisville Elementary School, spoke in favor of adopting the IECC and appendix. Peter Geise, 808 Spyglass Circle, stated he is hesitant on moving forward with some of the requirements of the IECC and appendix. He urged a more cautious approach.