San Francisco Green Roof Ordinance

With the passage of this legislation between 15 and 30 of roof space on most new construction projects will incorporate solar living roofs or a combination of both.

San francisco green roof ordinance. San francisco s better roofs ordinance the living archita ture policy library iapl examines the behind do eloping policies that are cm grern rook and or walls. Provide on site facilities for recycling and composting. These ordinances have been incorporated into the 2016 san francisco building code. Review the submittal requirements for the green buildings ordinance detailed below.

It builds on the solar roof ordinance which has been approved earlier this year and requires green roofs and or solar panels on new construction projects. Save all files as pdfs and use this file naming convention. This week san francisco became the first u s. City to mandate solar and living.

And or size of living roof. This is the study in the i apl which is designed as for to green and greener and better roofs a roadmap for san francisco cities alive 11th annual green roof wall conference san. Effective january 1st 2017 san francisco became the first u s. Citiesalive conference green roof poster the planning department created a poster representing a few different typologies of existing green roofs in san francisco and their respective benefits for the citiesalive conference in october 2013.

Scott wiener city supervisor since 2010 introduced a legislation on 6 september 2016. April 2017 relevant code section. City to require that certain new buildings be built with a green roof an eco friendly design technique that sows plants above a roofline. New construction in san francisco must meet all applicable california codes provide install solar electric thermal or green roof for all new buildings 10 floors in height or less.

Green or vegetated roof or installing a combination. Exactly seven days later the san francisco planning commission approved the wiener s offer. Highlights of the san francisco building code. For building permits also fill out the forms and consult the submittal checklists in the commercial building permit guide pdf.

The ordinance made san francisco the first major u s. The san francisco public utilities commission sfpuc will review projects which are subject to the. Notice to tenants of dwelling unit merger or demolition ordinance 208 15 definition of vacant or abandoned buildings ordinance 14 16 conditional use required to remove any residential unit and mandatory legalization of illegal units in c 3 districts. And meet city green building requirements tied to the leed and greenpoint rated green building rating systems.

City to mandate solar and living roofs on most new construction. Roof space as a living roof i e. For roof permits also fill out the standard roof permit application pdf.