San Francisco Building Inspection Commission Codes § 5.103 [ ← ]

The arrow represents the location of language that has been deleted by San Francisco from the applicable California Code. – REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP A, B, I, E and M BUILDINGS

5.103.1.1 Rating requirement. Permit applicants must submit documentation to achieve LEED “Gold” certification. 5.103.1.2 Indoor water use reduction. Permit applicants must submit documentation verifying that project meets maximum prescriptive fixture flow rates in accordance with the California Plumbing Code. The project must also achieve the LEED WE Prerequisite Indoor Water Use Reduction (WEp2) and a minimum 30 percent reduction in the use of indoor potable water, as calculated to meet the LEED WE credit Indoor Water Use Reduction (WEc2). 5.103.1.3 Construction waste management. Permit applicants must submit documentation verifying the diversion of a minimum 75 percent of the project’s construction and demolition waste, as calculated to meet LEED MR

Prerequisite Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning and LEED MR Credit Construction and Demolition Waste Management. Permit applicants must also meet the requirements of San Francisco Environment Code Chapter 14 and San Francisco Building Code Chapter 13B (Construction and Demolition Debris Recovery Program). The waste management plan necessary to meet this requirement shall be updated as necessary and shall be accessible during construction for examination by the Department of Building Inspection.

5.103.1.4 Commissioning. Permit applicants must submit documentation verifying that the facility has been or will meet the criteria necessary to achieve CALGreen section 5.410.2 and Option 1 of LEED EA credit (Enhanced Commissioning), in addition to LEED EA Prerequisite (Fundamental Commissioning) and Verification.

5.103.1.6 Stormwater management. Projects subject to this section shall meet the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission stormwater management requirements. All new building projects must develop and implement an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan or Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and implement site run-off controls adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission as applicable.

5.103.1.8 Temporary ventilation and IAQ management during construction. Permit applicants must submit documentation verifying that an Indoor Air Quality Management Plan is prepared and implemented which meets LEED EQ Credit Construction Indoor Air Quality Management and Title 24 Part 11 Sections 5.504.1 and 5.504.3. 5.103.1.9 Low-Emitting Materials. Permit applicants must submit documentation verifying that low-emitting materials are used, subject to on-site verification, meeting at least the following categories of materials covered under LEED EQ Credit Low-Emitting Materials wherever applicable: interior paints and coatings applied on-site, interior sealants and adhesives applied on site, flooring, and composite wood.

5.103.1.10 CALGreen mandatory measures. The following measures are mandatory in California for new nonresidential buildings. Optionally, similar LEED credits can be used as alternative compliance paths, as noted below:

5.103.3.1 Rating requirement. Permit applicants must submit documentation to achieve LEED “Gold” certification. 5.103.3.2 Low emitting materials. Permit applicants must submit documentation verifying that low-emitting materials are used, subject to in-site verification, meeting at least the following categories of materials covered under LEED EQ Credit Low-Emitting Materials: interior paints and coatings applied on-site, interior sealants and adhesives applied on site, flooring, and composite wood.

5.103.3.3 Electric vehicle charging. Section 5.106.5.3 of this chapter shall apply to major alterations and newlyconstructed parking facilities associated with existing Group A, B, I, and M occupancy buildings where electrical service to the building will be upgraded. In major alterations where existing electrical service will not be upgraded, all requirements under Section 5.106.5 shall apply to the maximum extent that:

• (1) does not require upgrade to existing service; and

(2) the Director does not determine that compliance with Section 5.106.5.3.3 and Title 24 Chapter 11B, if applicable, is technically infeasible, as defined in California Building Code Chapter 2, Section 202.

5.103.4.1 Rating requirement. Permit applicants must submit documentation to achieve LEED “Gold” certification.

5.103.4.2 Low emitting materials. Permit applicants must submit documentation verifying that low-emitting

materials are used, subject to in-site verification, meeting at least the following categories of materials covered under LEED EQ Credit Low-Emitting Materials: interior paints and coatings applied on-site, interior sealants and adhesives applied on site, flooring, and composite wood.

5.104 Replace this section as follows:

SECTION 5.104 [ ← ]

The arrow represents the location of language that has been deleted by San Francisco from the applicable California Code. – HISTORIC PRESERVATION

5.104.1 On-site Retention of Historical Features. For alterations of buildings determined to be historical resources, after demonstrating compliance with all applicable codes, including the 2022 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6) and the 2022 California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8), the minimum points or credits required under this chapter shall be reduced for retention and in-situ reuse or restoration of certain character defining features, as described in Table 5.104A. Retention includes the rehabilitation and repair of character-defining features that conform to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

TABLE 5.104.A

5.104.2. Adjustment to Green Credit for Retention of Historic Features. Where the historical resource is a portion of the total project, the LEED or GreenPoint Rated point requirement shall be adjusted to equal the percentage of gross floor area of the historical resource compared to the total project gross floor area. 5.105 Replace this section as follows:

SECTION 5.105 – [ ← ]

The arrow represents the location of language that has been deleted by San Francisco from the applicable California Code. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES

5.105.1 Adjustments to rating requirements. Applications subject to the San Francisco Green Building Code, whereby construction of a new building is proposed within five years of the demolition of a building on the site, where such demolition occurred after November 3, 2008, the sustainability requirements for new buildings pursuant to the San Francisco Green Building Code shall be increased as follows:

5.105.1.1 LEED® projects. For projects attaining a LEED® certification:

(1) Where the building demolished was an historical resource, the required points shall be increased by 10 points, which is 10% of the total available in the LEED® rating system, absent demolition.

(2) Where the building demolished was not an historical resource, the required points shall be increased by 6 additional points, which is 10% of the maximum total required points under this chapter, absent demolition.

(3) Where the building demolished was not an historical resource and the number of dwellings in the residential portion of the replacement structure are tripled, the required points shall be increased by 5 additional points, which is 8% of the maximum total required points under this chapter, absent demolition.

5.105.1.2 GreenPoint rated projects. For projects attaining GreenPoint Rated:

(1) Where the building demolished was an historical resource, the required points shall be increased by 25 additional points.

(2) Where the building demolished was not an historical resource, the required points shall be increased by 20 additional points.

(3) Where the building demolished was not an historical resource and the number of dwellings in the residential portion of the replacement structure are tripled, the required points shall be increased by 17 additional points.