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Commission approves 'Better Roofs' ordinance allowing green roofs as solar alternative
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a Planning Code amendment (Board File 160,965) to let new rooftops meet the 15% solar requirement via green roofs at a 2:1 square-foot substitution (2 sq ft green = 1 sq ft solar), or a combination of both.
The Building Inspection Commission voted unanimously to support an ordinance (Board of Supervisors file 160,965) expanding the city's rooftop renewable requirement to allow green (living) roofs as an alternate compliance method.
Andres Power, representing Supervisor Scott Wiener, described the 'Better Roofs Ordinance' as a second phase of rooftop legislation that would…
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