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SFPUC adopts stormwater design guidelines with green-roof and climate-resilience language
Summary
The commission approved the San Francisco stormwater design guidelines and recommended a stormwater management order to the Board of Supervisors. Commissioners added language to recognize green-roof benefits and a new whereas on climate resilience; staff will compile special-topic guidance on sea-level rise and environmental justice.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted on Jan. 12, 2010 to adopt the city’s stormwater design guidelines and recommend a stormwater management order to the Board of Supervisors after a public hearing and a set of minor amendments.
Public testimony from green-infrastructure advocates and business groups urged that green roofs be explicitly recognized as a stormwater control and requested small textual edits to strengthen the ordinance. "We urge you to pass this ordinance, with the…
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