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Committee advances 'Better Roofs' ordinance to let green roofs substitute for rooftop solar
Summary
Supervisors advanced an ordinance allowing living (green) roofs to substitute for rooftop solar at a 2:1 area ratio (30% green roof instead of 15% solar) and adopted a technical amendment requiring the planning department to adopt implementing rules after consulting the PUC and Department of the Environment.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee on Thursday forwarded to the full Board an ordinance that would let developers use living (green) roofs as an alternative way to meet the city's rooftop solar requirement.
Supervisor Scott Wiener described the measure as the second piece of the rooftop package labeled "Better Roofs." Under the ordinance, a building owner could meet the existing 15% rooftop solar requirement by installing 30% of rooftop area as a living roof (a 2:1 area substitution) or by using a combination…
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