Existing Building

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010331",
  "term": "Existing Building",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "That the owner or operator has obtained all necessary preconstruction approvals or permits required by Federal, State, or local air pollution emissions and air quality laws or regulations and either has (1) begun, or caused to begin, a continuous program of physical on-site construction of the facility or (2) entered into binding agreements or contractual obligations, which cannot be cancelled or modified without substantial loss to the owner or operator, to undertake a program of construction of the facility to be completed in a reasonable time.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 51.301 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/existing-building/"
}