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San Francisco commission urges supervisors to back all‑electric new‑construction ordinance; asks for tighter exemptions and transparency
Summary
The San Francisco Commission on the Environment voted to urge the Board of Supervisors to support an ordinance requiring new construction to be all‑electric, while asking the supervisor's office and DBI for clearer limits on exemptions, public reporting and a review of implementation measures.
The San Francisco Commission on the Environment voted unanimously to send a resolution to the Board of Supervisors urging support for an ordinance that would amend the city's building code to require new construction to be all‑electric.
The commission's action followed a lengthy presentation from department staff and Jacob Bentliff of Supervisor Rafael Mandelman's office, who said the ordinance would apply to building permit applications submitted on or after Jan. 1, 2021, and that limited exceptions would be allowed only where all‑electric construction is demonstrably physically or technically infeasible. Bentliff said the proposal covers roughly 60–65% of projects currently in the development pipeline and includes a delayed allowance for commercial cooking equipment until Jan. 1, 2022…
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