10.10.24 CC Amending 6-97 Fossil Fuel Free Construction — File 24-1457

CITY OF SOMERVILLE ORDINANCE NO. 2024- IN CITY COUNCIL: ________, 2024 Be it ordained by the City Council, in session assembled, that Section 6-97 of the code of ordinances of the City of Somerville is amended as follows by deleting the struckthrough text and adding the underlined text. Sec. 6-97. – Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2025 or 180 days after acceptance into the Fossil Fuel Free Demonstration Project, whichever is sooner, or upon approval of any Home Rule Petition authorizing the City of Somerville to establish a net zero emissions standard for new constructed buildings and Major Renovation projects, whichever is sooner. Approved: President Approved: Mayor