A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow the town of chapel hill to require greater energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in new development and REDEVELOPMENT as part of building codes.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 1 of S.L. 2007‑241 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.(a)  Land‑Use Development Incentives. Cities and towns, for the purpose of reducing the amount of energy consumption by new development, and thereby promoting the public health, safety, and welfare, may adopt ordinances to grant a density bonus, make adjustments to otherwise applicable development requirements, or provide other incentives to a developer within the municipality and its extraterritorial planning jurisdiction if the developer agrees to construct new development or reconstruct existing development in a manner that the municipality determines, based on generally recognized standards established for such purposes, makes a significant contribution to the reduction of energy consumption.
SECTION 1.(b)  Greater Energy Efficiency and Use of Renewable Energy. Cities and towns may require in a local building code regulation, applicable to new development and redevelopment, greater energy efficiency and use of renewable energy."
SECTION 2.  This act applies to the Town of Chapel Hill only.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.