(a) No energy inspection and consequent installation of energy conservation measures shall be required for:
(1) Any residential building for which proof of compliance with the energy conservation requirements of this ordinance has been recorded with the Department of Building Inspection and the Recorder's Office of the City and County of San Francisco;
(2) Any portion of a residential building for which a building permit for its construction was granted after July 1, 1978;
(3) Any residential building which is occupied as a mobile home;
(4) Any residential building, or portion thereof, which is occupied as a hotel, motel or inn and which has a certificate of use for tourist occupancy; or
(5) Any portion of a residential building which is converted to tourist hotel use pursuant to the Residential Hotel Conversion Ordinance (Administrative Code, Article 41).
(b) Postponement of Requirements. Application of inspection and energy conservation requirements for any residential building shall be postponed for one year from the date of application for a demolition permit for said building. If the residential building is demolished and a Certificate of Completion issued by the Department of Building Inspection before the end of the one-year postponement, the requirements of this chapter shall not apply. If the residential building is not demolished after the expiration of one year, the provisions of this chapter shall apply even though the demolition permit is still in effect or a new demolition permit has been issued.
(Added by Ord. 399-89, App. 11/6/89; amended by Ord. 161-92, App. 6/4/92; Ord. 350-95, App. 11/3/95; Ord. 256-07, App. 11/6/2007)