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Committee approves amendments to require electrification in major renovations with exemptions and waiver process
Summary
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on July 28 adopted amendments and forwarded an ordinance that would require all‑electric systems for buildings undergoing major renovations, while adding phased exemptions and an expedited waiver process for affordable housing and certain commercial uses.
The Board President’s ordinance to require all‑electric systems in buildings undergoing major renovations advanced from the Land Use and Transportation Committee on July 28 after the sponsor offered multiple amendments addressing timing, exemptions and administrative procedures.
Sponsor Board President Rafael Mandelmann said the proposal builds on San Francisco’s 2020 all‑electric new construction policy and aims to reduce indoor air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by requiring electric systems when a project’s scope is equivalent to a major renovation or an addition. Mandelmann described a phased approach and proposed amendments to ease near‑term impacts on affordable housing and certain commercial…
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