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San Francisco's Better Roofs ordinance honored with national APA sustainability award
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City planning and environment staff described the Better Roofs Ordinance's development and early results, and accepted an American Planning Association national award. Planning Department Director Jeff Joslin said the 2017 ordinance requiring solar and/or living roofs on qualifying projects has produced measurable planning tools and influenced other cities.
San Francisco officials on Tuesday celebrated national recognition for the Better Roofs Ordinance, a policy that requires solar panels and/or living (green) roofs on qualifying new development. The ordinance, which took effect Jan. 1, 2017, was presented with an American Planning Association national award for excellence in sustainability during the Commission on the Environment meeting.
Jeff Joslin, director of current planning for the San Francisco Planning Department, told commissioners the ordinance grew from a multi-agency and…
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