This San Francisco planning ordinance expands on the California Green Building Code, which requires that large new buildings set aside 15% of total roof area to be solar ready, to mandate that the building owner actually use the solar ready area. Owners can either use this zone for solar energy and heat generation infrastructure or city-approved vegetated and green roofs.
Policy Details:
Locale: San Francisco, California [West]
Climate zone: Zone 3C: Warm Marine
Jurisdiction: Municipality [>150K]
Policy Type(s): City Code
Citation:
San Francisco Code of Ordinances Section 149




