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Commission backs blended green‑building ordinance, urges safeguards for existing buildings
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission voted March 19 to send a Code Advisory Committee “hybrid” of the mayor’s and Supervisor Aaron Peskin’s green‑building ordinances to the Board of Supervisors with commission comments addressing historic buildings, exemptions and feasibility concerns.
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission voted March 19 to send a blended version of two proposed green‑building ordinances to the Board of Supervisors, urging the city to protect existing historic buildings and provide clear hardship exemptions.
The commission reviewed two measures: a mayoral ordinance to add Chapter 13C to the San Francisco Building Code to phase in green requirements for new construction and significant alterations; and a Supervisor Aaron Peskin ordinance proposing LEED Gold (or equivalent) requirements for projects over prescribed size thresholds. Chief Building Inspector Lawrence Kornfield told the commission the Code Advisory Committee produced a hybrid that harmonizes core elements from both drafts, and that the hybrid includes technical corrections the committee requested.
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