All municipal construction projects shall comply with the following locally-required measures:
(a) Stormwater Management. Municipal construction projects that create and/or replace 5,000 or more square feet of impervious surface in separate and combined sewer areas, and projects that create and/or replace from 2,500 up to but not including 5,000 square feet of impervious surface in separate sewer areas only, shall implement post-construction stormwater controls that comply with the Stormwater Management Ordinance (Public Works Code Sections 147-147.6).
(b) Construction Site Runoff. Municipal construction projects that involve land-disturbing activities on 5,000 or more square feet of ground surface shall implement construction site run-off best management practices in compliance with the Construction Site Runoff Ordinance (Public Works Code Sections 146-146.11). Persons commencing Construction Projects after January 1, 2014, must obtain a Construction Site Runoff Control Permit prior to the commencement of land-disturbing activities.
(c) Indoor Water Use Reduction. Municipal construction projects subject to a LEED certification requirement shall demonstrate a minimum 30% reduction in the use of indoor potable water, as calculated to meet and achieve LEED credit Indoor Water Use Reduction.
(d) Renewable Energy Efficiency, Better Roofs, and Energy Resilience.
(1) As provided in Administrative Code Section 99.3, the municipal construction project shall receive electric service from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“SFPUC”) unless SFPUC determines that such service is not feasible or that the City’s lease or contract, if any, does not permit such service. The municipal construction project design team shall work with SFPUC to arrange for electric service and shall confer with SFPUC on renewable energy opportunities and interconnection requirements for municipal construction projects, including photovoltaics and solar hot water.
(2) For municipal construction projects subject to a LEED certification requirement, the design team shall demonstrate that the project meets LEED prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance EA 1 Energy Performance requirement and demonstrates compliance with Title 24, Part 6 California Energy Standards in effect at the time of the permit application.
(3) For each municipal new construction or whole building major renovation project the project design team shall set a target for annual net energy consumption, and report this target to the Task Force. The Department in collaboration with the Task Force shall provide guidance as to the tools and methods to be used for setting annual net energy consumption targets. This provision shall apply to projects for which the initial appropriation request, either whole or partial, is submitted to the Board of Supervisors after March 1, 2017.
(4) For each municipal new construction or whole building major renovation project with an estimated height of no more than three stories above grade, project design teams shall determine the feasibility of designing and constructing such project to have zero net annual site energy consumption, including all building end uses. The Department in collaboration with the Task Force shall provide guidance as to the tools and methods to be used for determining feasibility. The design team shall submit determinations of feasibility to the Task Force. This provision shall apply to projects for which the initial appropriation request, either whole or partial, is submitted to the Board of Supervisors after March 1, 2017.
(5) Each municipal new construction project shall include a combination of photovoltaic, solar thermal, and/or living roof area, meeting the requirements of Planning Code Section 149 and San Francisco Green Building Code Chapter 5, Division 5.2, or demonstrate the applicability of any exceptions to those requirements. Compliance with the Living Roofs Alternative approved by the Planning Department in accordance with Planning Code Section 149 shall be acceptable in lieu of compliance with San Francisco Green Building Code Sections .2 and .1.3. In such cases, the applicable requirements of CCR Title 24, Part 6, Section 110.10 for the solar zone shall continue to apply.
(6) For each municipal new construction or whole building major renovation project, the project design team shall analyze the costs and benefits of incorporating onsite batteries that store electricity from onsite solar photovoltaic systems and can be temporarily separated from the electricity grid to supply the community with electricity in the event of disaster. The Task Force, in consultation with Department of Emergency Management, shall define the building types subject to this requirement and parameters for sizing batteries and analyzing costs and benefits. Cost-benefit analyses shall be submitted to the Task Force and Department of Emergency Management. This provision shall apply to projects for which the initial appropriation request, either whole or partial, is submitted to the Board of Supervisors after March 1, 2017, and shall remain in effect through December 31, 2025.
(7) Each Municipal New Construction or Major Renovation Project for which the first building permit application is submitted on or after January 1, 2020 shall be All-Electric, except as follows:
(A) Natural Gas or propane service and plumbing may be installed if necessary for processes or features separate from the operation of systems integral to Building functions, such as vehicle fueling and mechanic shop equipment.
(B) Existing equipment that uses Natural Gas and serves the project area, but is outside the scope of the project, may be retained. Projects which both (i) are served by existing equipment that use Natural Gas and are outside the scope of work, and (ii) include upgrade to electric service in the project scope of work, are encouraged to include sufficient electrical service capacity to, in the future, replace existing systems that use Natural Gas with All-Electric systems.
(C) Emergency backup electricity generation systems may use any combination of technologies permitted under applicable law, including combustion of fossil fuels. Zero-emissions emergency backup electricity systems are encouraged, such as onsite batteries that store electricity from onsite solar photovoltaics.
(D) Pursuant to approval of a Waiver under Section 713 of this Chapter 7.
(e) Commissioning. For each municipal construction project subject to a LEED certification requirement, the design team shall demonstrate that the project achieves Option 1 of LEED credit Enhanced and Monitoring-Based Commissioning, in addition to LEED prerequisite Fundamental Commissioning and Verification.
(f) Construction Debris Management. All municipal construction projects shall demonstrate a minimum 75% diversion from landfill. For all municipal construction projects subject to a LEED certification requirement, the LEED Project Administrator shall submit documentation verifying that the project achieves LEED credit Construction and Demolition Waste Management (75%; 2 points). The project must also satisfy the requirements of Section 708.
(g) Indoor Air Quality. For each municipal construction project subject to a LEED certification requirement, the LEED Project Administrator shall submit documentation verifying that the project achieves LEED credit Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies (1 point), LEED credit Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan (1 point), and LEED credit Indoor Air Quality Assessment Option 2: Air Testing (2 points).
(h) Low Emitting Materials. For each municipal construction project subject to a LEED certification requirement, the LEED Project Administrator shall submit documentation verifying that the project achieves LEED Low Emitting Materials (3 points).
(i) Toxics Reduction and Pollution Prevention.
(1) For all municipal new construction, major renovation and tenant improvement projects that include furniture within the project scope, or for purchases made by or on behalf of City departments for these projects, the purchased furniture shall comply with regulations promulgated under this Chapter pertaining to the following environmental attributes, subject to verification by the Department of the Environment:
(A) Added flame retardant chemicals;
(B) Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs);
(C) Use of certified wood;
(D) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) content;
(E) Antimicrobial chemicals;
(F) Fluorinated chemicals;
(G) Required ecolabels; and
(H) Other environmental attributes, consistent with this Chapter.
(2) For all municipal new construction, major renovation and tenant improvement projects, and for purchases made by or on behalf of City departments for such projects, interior surfaces, including but not limited to countertops, doorknobs, handles, wall paints, and carpet, where these features are included within the project scope, shall comply with regulations promulgated under this Chapter pertaining to the following attributes, subject to verification by the Department of the Environment:
(A) Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs);
(B) Fluorinated chemicals;
(C) Recycled content and recyclability;
(D) Antimicrobial chemicals;
(E) Required ecolabels; and
(F) Other environmental attributes, consistent with this Chapter.
(3) These requirements shall apply to projects for which the initial appropriation request, either whole or partial, is submitted to the Board of Supervisors after March 1, 2017.
(Added by Ord. 204-11, File No. 110854, App. 10/11/2011, Eff. 11/10/2011; amended by Ord. 71-16, File No. 160154, App. 5/6/2016, Eff. 6/5/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017; Ord. 52-17, File No. 161287, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017; Ord. 250-18, File No. 180002, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018; Ord. 8-20, File No. 190972, App. 2/7/2020, Eff. 3/9/2020, Retro. 1/1/2020)