Town of Ashland, MA
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2023-05-09
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Division 2: Town Meeting Enactments
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 98 Building Construction
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Article IV Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by the Town of Ashland, Inclusive of the Ashland Public Schools
- Act of Incorporation
- Ch Act Act of Incorporation
- Division 1: The Charter
- Ch CI Introduction
- Ch C Charter
- Division 2: Town Meeting Enactments
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Affordable Housing Trust
- Ch 4 Aging, Council on
- Ch 9 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 11 Emergency Management
- Ch 15 Collective Bargaining
- Ch 23 Finance Committee
- Ch 24 Finance, Department of
- Ch 26 Finances
- Ch 29 Health, Board of
- Ch 31 Historical Commission
- Ch 35 Legal Affairs
- Ch 42 Capital Improvement Committee
- Ch 52 (Reserved)
- Ch 54 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 63 Town Meetings
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 77 Alarm Systems
- Ch 80 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 81 Marijuana
- Ch 84 Amusement Devices
- Ch 87 Animal Control
- Ch 94 Boats: Regulation of Motor Boats, Etc.
- Ch 98 Building Construction
- Ch 98 Art IV Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by the Town of Ashland, Inclusive of the Ashland Public Schools
- § 98-9 (Reserved)
- § 98-10 Findings and Purpose.
- § 98-11 Definitions.
- § 98-12 Vehicles and Equipment.
- § 98-13 Buildings.
- § 98-14 Electricity Supply.
- § 98-15 Exemptions.
- § 98-16 Effective Date.
- Ch 102 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 106 Businesses
- Ch 125 Demolition Delay Bylaw for Historically or Architecturally Significant Buildings
- Ch 126 Donation Collection Bins
- Ch 132 Electrical Standards
- Ch 137 Explosives
- Ch 141 Fees
- Ch 145 Firearms
- Ch 148 Fire Lanes
- Ch 150 Fire Prevention
- Ch 153 Forest
- Ch 157 Gas
- Ch 164 Handicapped Parking
- Ch 178 Licensing
- Ch 181 Loitering
- Ch 183 Plastic Bag Reduction
- Ch 187 Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol, Public Consumption of
- Ch 204 Nuisance Noise
- Ch 215 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 218 Plumbing
- Ch 227 Retail Establishments
- Ch 230 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 235 Sewer Betterment Assessment
- Ch 242 Soil Removal
- Ch 245 Solid Waste
- Ch 247 Stormwater Management and Illicit Discharges and Connections
- Ch 249 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 252 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 256 Taxation
- Ch 260 Trapping
- Ch 265 Vehicles, Abandoned, Junked and Unregistered
- Ch 270 Water Use Restrictions
- Ch 280 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 281 Wild Mammals, Feeding or Baiting of
- Ch 281A (Reserved)
- Ch 281B Youth Athletic Activities
- Ch 282 Zoning
- Division 3: Select Board Regulations
- Ch 286 Regulation of Multi-Channel Service Providers
- Ch 293 Vehicles and Traffic
- Division 4: Board of Health
- Ch 295 Body Art
- Ch 296 Food Managers Certification
- Ch 297 Massage
- Ch 300 Septic Systems and Wells
- Ch 303 Sewage Disposal Systems
- Ch 304 Smoking
- Ch 305 Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Product Sales
- Ch 306 Tobacco Sales Regulations
- Ch 307 Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Ch 312 Water Supplies, Private and Semipublic
- Ch 315 Fats, Oils and Grease
- Ch 316 Groundwater Use Restriction
- Division 5: Department of Public Works
- Ch 318 Cemeteries
- Ch 322 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 326 Sewers
- Ch 330 Street Excavations
- Ch 334 Water
- Ch 338 Sanitation
- Division 6: Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 339 Forest
- Ch 339A Planning Department and Zoning Board of Appeals Fees
- Ch 340 (Reserved)
- Ch 343 Stormwater Management
- Ch 344 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 348 Wetlands Protection Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A351 Acceptance of General Laws and Special Acts
- Ch A352 Fees
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 5-3-2023 ATM by Art. 14]
Greenhouse gas emissions exceeding the capacity of the environment
to absorb them leads to accelerated climate change. Accelerated climate
change will lead to challenges that will be difficult for many humans
to survive. Alternatives to emitting greenhouse gases must be implemented
to mitigate this accelerated climate change.
Electricity generated from renewable resources as defined
in the statutes, regulations and guidelines administered by Massachusetts
Department of Energy Resources Renewable Energy Division.
Generation or leakage of gases that trap heat in the Earth's
atmosphere including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated
gases. Though water vapor is a greenhouse gas, it is not generally
driven directly by human behavior and is not included in this definition
of greenhouse gas emissions.
The Town of Ashland will consider buying or leasing vehicles
and equipment that have zero greenhouse gas emissions by comparing
total lifecycle costs where a zero greenhouse gas emission option
is available. Though this section does not require the purchase of
zero greenhouse gas emission vehicles and equipment at this time,
the transition to zero greenhouse gas emission vehicles and equipment
must begin in order to meet the commitment to Net Zero in 2040.
The Town of Ashland shall only implement zero greenhouse gas
emission technologies in new buildings and improvements or retrofits
of existing buildings. Examples of building functions using greenhouse
gas emitting technologies include space and water heating, cooking,
and backup power. Heat pumps and battery storage are examples of zero
greenhouse gas emission technologies that can be used in these building
functions. Natural gas plumbing must not be added to new buildings
or as part of a retrofit to a building.
The Town of Ashland shall only purchase electricity that is
from 100% renewable sources. Contracts to purchase electricity that
does not meet the 100% renewable requirement, existing at the time
of adoption, will continue, but will not be extended.
Buildings may have equipment repaired and replaced that is functionally
equivalent to existing equipment. Improvements and retrofits to existing
building equipment are not exempt from the requirement to implement
zero greenhouse gas emission technologies. Buildings may use greenhouse
gas emitting technologies for safety purposes if specifically approved
by the appropriate building authority.
This bylaw shall take effect in the fiscal year after the year
when the bylaw is approved by the Town of Ashland or July 1, 2024,
whichever is later.
