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Ordinances Affecting the Environment Code Publisher's Note: The following table lists all ordinances affecting the Environment Code passed by the Board of Supervisors beginning in 2011. The table includes links to the ordinances (as maintained in PDF format on the Board of Supervisors' web site) and to the code sections affected. For other legislation, including older ordinances and those affecting other codes, please refer to the Comprehensive Ordinance Table or the Board's "Legislation Passed" web site. Jump to: 2011 Ordinances 2012 Ordinances 2013 Ordinances 2014 Ordinances 2015 Ordinances 2016 Ordinances 2017 Ordinances 2018 Ordinances
2019 Ordinances 2020 Ordinances 2021 Ordinances 2022 Ordinances 2023 Ordinances 2024 Ordinances 2025 Ordinances 2026 Ordinances New Ordinances 2011 Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 6-11 101419 02/06/11 Environment Code - Cell Phones; Retailers' Duty to Disclose Specific Absorption Rate Values
Sections Affected: 1103, 1105 (Amended) 7-11 100761 02/06/11 Environment Code - Restrictions on Pesticide Use
Sections Affected: 310 (Added); 300 to 306, 308 (Amended); 307 (Repealed) 17-11 101105 03/20/11 Environment Code - Existing Commercial Buildings Energy Performance
Sections Affected: Ch. 20, Secs. 2000 to 2009 (Added) 78-11 110114 06/18/11
[Oper. 5/1/12] Environment Code - Yellow Pages Distribution Pilot Program
Sections Affected: Ch. 21, Secs. 2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108 (Added) 85-11 110025 06/30/11 Environment Code - Safe Drug Disposal Information
Sections Affected: Ch. 22, Secs. 2250, 2251, 2252, 2253, 2254 (Added) 165-11 110656 09/02/11 Environment Code - Cell Phone Disclosure Requirements
Sections Affected: 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105 (Amended) 204-11 110854 11/10/11 Environment Code - Green Building Requirements for City Buildings
Sections Affected: 711, 712, 713 (Added); 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710 (Amended); 705.1, 705.2, 705.3, 705.4, 705.5 (Repealed)
2012
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 33-12 101055 03/22/11
[Oper. 10/1/12] Environment Code - Checkout Bags and Checkout Bag Charge
Sections Affected: 1703.5 (Added); 1702, 1704 (Amended) 46-12 111029 04/15/12 Environment Code - Tenant Bicycle Parking in Existing Commercial Buildings
Sections Affected: 402 (Added); 400 (Amended) 245-12 121029 01/06/13 Environment Code - Suspending Yellow Pages Distribution Pilot Program
Sections Affected: 2109 (Added)
2013
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 109-13 120488 07/21/13 Environment Code - Bottle Filling Stations
Sections Affected: Ch. 23, Secs. 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305 (Added) 179-13 130186 09/06/13 Environment Code - Repealing Yellow Pages Distribution Pilot Program
Sections Affected: 2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109 (Repealed) 183-13 130528 09/06/13 Planning, Environment Codes - Bicycle Parking Standards; In Lieu Fee
Sections Affected: 402 (Amended)
2014
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 28-14 131207 04/20/14 Environment Code - Bottled Water
Sections Affected: Ch. 24, Secs. 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406, 2407, 2408, 2409 (Added) 75-14 140226 06/27/14 Various Codes - Nonsubstantive Clean-Up Ordinance
Sections Affected: 402, 427, 713 (Amended) 239-14 140953 01/03/15 Environment Code - Revising the Urban Forestry Council Composition and Meeting Requirements
Sections Affected: 1202 (Amended)
2015 Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 28-15 140805 04/18/15 Administrative, Environment Codes - Clean Construction Ordinance
Sections Affected: Ch. 25, Secs. 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506, 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510 (Added); 426 (Redesignated) 31-15 141095 04/25/15 Environment Code - Safe Drug Disposal
Sections Affected: Ch. 22, Div. I, Secs. 2200, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216, 2217, 2218, 2219 (Added) 116-15 140950 08/14/15 Environment, Administrative Codes - Healthy Air and Clean Transportation Program
Sections Affected: 400, 401, 403, 404, 405, 412 (Amended) 156-15 150526 09/05/15 Amending Ordinance No. 28-15 - Inapplicability of Clean Construction Ordinance to Existing Contracts
Sections Affected: Ch. 25 (Note) 71-16 160154 06/05/16
[Oper. 01/01/17] Green Building, Environment Codes - Better Roof Requirements for Renewable Energy Facilities
Sections Affected: Ch. 26, Sec. 2601 (Added); 706 (Amended) 140-16 160383 08/28/16
[Oper. 01/01/17] Environment Code - Food Service and Packaging Waste Reduction
Sections Affected: 1601, 1602, 1603, 1604, 1605, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1609, 1610, 1611 (Amended and/or Redesignated)
2016
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 71-16 160154 06/05/16
[Oper. 01/01/17] Green Building, Environment Codes - Better Roof Requirements for Renewable Energy Facilities
Sections Affected: Ch. 26, Sec. 2601 (Added); 706 (Amended) 140-16 160383 08/28/16
[Oper. 01/01/17] Environment Code - Food Service and Packaging Waste Reduction
Sections Affected: 1601, 1602, 1603, 1604, 1605, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1609, 1610, 1611 (Amended and/or Redesignated)
2017
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 06-17 161081 02/19/17 Various Codes - Nonsubstantive Clean-Up Ordinance
Sections Affected: 1702 09-17 161290 02/19/17 Environment Code - Bottled Water and Packaged Free Ordinance
Sections Affected: 2402; 2403; 2404; 2405; 2406; 2407 51-17 161179 4/16/17 Environment Code - Revisions to the Solar Energy Incentive Program
Sections Affected: 18.1; 18.2; 18.3; 18.4; 18.5; 18.6 (Amended) 18.7: 18.7-1 - 18.7-7 (Deleted) 52-17 161287 4/16/17 Environment Code - Green Building Requirements for Municipal Buildings
Sections Affected: 700; 701; 702; 703; 704; 705; 706; 707; 708; 709; 710 (Deleted); 712; 713; 714 (Added) 92-17 170202 05/27/17 [Oper. 1/1/18] Green Building and Environment Codes - Requirements for Installation of Electric Vehicle Chargers
Sections Affected: Adding Chapter 29: 2901, 2902, 2903, 2904, 2905 115-17 170210 07/02/17 Administrative, Environment Codes - Zero Emission Vehicle Requirements for City Fleet
Sections Affected: 401; 403; 404 204-17 170763 11/23/17 Environment Code - Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
Sections Affected: Adding Chapter 27: 2701; 2702; 2703; 2704; 2705; 2706; 2707; 2708; 2709 211-17 170867 12/03/17 Environment Code - Flame Retardant Chemicals in Upholstered Furniture and Juvenile Products
Sections Affected: Adding Chapter 28: 2801; 2802; 2803; 2804; 2805; 2806; 2807
2018
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 201-18 180519 9/10/18* *Oper. 7/1/19 Environment Code - Single-Use Food Ware Plastics, Toxics, and Litter Reduction
Sections Affected: 1602; 1603; 1604; 1606; 1607; Adding 1611 250-18 180002 12/03/18 Various Codes - Nonsubstantive Clean-Up Ordinance
Sections Affected: 701, 703, 705, 706, 709, 18.1, 18.6, 1602, 1605
294-18 181004 1/7/19* *Oper. 7/1/19 Environment Code - Single-Use Food Ware Plastics, Toxics, and Litter Reduction
Sections Affected: 1602; 1603; 1604; 1606 300-18 180646 1/21/19
- In part, oper. 7/1/19 and 7/1/21 Environment Code - Refuse Separation Compliance
Sections Affected: 1902, 1906*, 1908, 1909, 1910
2019
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 74-19 190142 5/27/19 Environment Code - Existing Buildings Energy Performance and Benchmarking
Sections Affected: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008; Adding 2010, 2011 172-19 190417 9/02/19 *Oper. 7/1/20 Environment Code - Checkout Bag Charge; Recyclable or Compostable Pre-Checkout Bags
Sections Affected: 1702; 1703.5*; adding 1703.1* 220-19 190708 11/04/19 Environment Code - 100% Renewable Energy Required for On-Site Electricity Demands in Nonresidential Buildings of 50,000 Square Feet or More
Sections Affected: Adding Chapter 30: 3000-3008 244-19 190793 12/02/19 Environment, Police Codes - Electric Vehicle Charging in Commercial Parking
Sections Affected: Adding Chapter 31
2020
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 8-20 190972 3/9/20 Retro. 1/1/20 Environment Code - Electrification of Municipal Facilities
Sections Affected: Amending 701, 706
237-20 200701 12/26/20 Building Code, Environment Code - Mandating New Construction Be All-Electric
Sections Affected: Adding 909
2021
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 117-21 210563 9/4/21 Environment Code - Climate Action Plan
Sections Affected: Amending 900, 901, 902; Repealing/Adding: 903, 904, 905, 907 144-21 201151 10/25/21 Oper. 1/1/22 Various Codes - Construction and Demolition Debris Recovery Sections Affected: Amending 1401, 1402, 1404, 1409, 1410; Repealing 1405, 1406; Adding 1403, 1408, 1411
2022
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 90-22 220607 7/16/22 Environment, Health Codes - Requirements for Edible Food Recovery and Organic Waste Collection
Sections Affected: Amending 1902, 1904, 1906; Adding Ch. 32 (3201-3207)
2023
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 38-23 221223 4/24/23 Environment Code - Repeal and Replace Chapter 7 Green Building Requirements
Sections Affected: Repeal and replace Chapter 7 (700-705) 50-23 230156 5/22/23 Environment Code - Safe Drug Disposal
Sections Affected: Amending 2207, 2209, 2210, 2212 164-23 230647 8/28/23 Administrative and Environment Codes - Reducing Reporting Burdens
Sections Affected: Repealing 808
2024
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected None
2025
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected None
2026
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected 59-26 260177 5/17/26 Environment Code - Climate Action Plan
Sections Affected: Amending 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905; Repealing 906; Renumbering and amending 907, 908, & 909 as 906, 907, & 908 99-26 260217 6/29/26 Various Codes - Boards, Commissions, and Advisory Bodies
Sections Affected: Amending 702, 705; Repealing 1200 – 1209
New Ordinances Publisher's Note: The following table lists all ordinances affecting the Environment Code that have been passed by the Board of Supervisors but that are not yet effective. The table includes links to the amending ordinances (as maintained in PDF format on the Board of Supervisors' web site) and to the code sections affected. For other legislation, including older ordinances and those affecting other codes, please refer to the Comprehensive Ordinance Table or the Board's "Legislation Passed" web site.
Ord. No. File No. Eff. Date Short Title and Code Sections Affected
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