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San Francisco Ordinance Requiring Trees and Permeable Surfaces in Parking Lots

This San Francisco ordinance requires that all permanent parking lots must provide one tree per five parking spaces while maintaining compliance with a 20% permeable surface requirement. These trees must result in canopy coverage of 50% of the parking lots’ hardscape within 15 years of planting.

Link:

  • San Francisco Code of Ordinances 156.g

Policy Details:

Locale: San Francisco, California [West]
Climate zone: Zone 3C: Warm Marine
Jurisdiction: Municipality [>150K]
Smart Surface(s): Trees, Permeable Pavement 
Policy Type(s): City Code

Citation:

San Francisco Code of Ordinances 156.g

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