Politics & Government
CoCo Building Permits Now Require All-Electric For Most Buildings
Do you love a natural gas stove or a natural gas heater? New restrictions are in effect for unincorporated parts on Contra Costa.
On January 18, 2022, the County Board of Supervisors adopted an All-Electric Ordinance (Ordinance 2022-02) requiring all new construction of residential, hotel, office, or retail buildings to be all-electric.
Starting April 1, 2022, applications for buildings permits for new construction of any Residential, Retail, Office or Hotel building(s) must be designed to be all-electric (no natural gas allowed).
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Building permits issued on or after June 1, 2022, for new construction of all Residential, Retail, Office, and Hotel building(s) are required to be All-Electric (no natural gas allowed).
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Editor's note: An earlier version of this story said that Walnut Creek was impacted. It is unincorporated parts of the county.
This press release was produced by the Contra Costa County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
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