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Green Building Code›Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES›Division 5.1 — PLANNING AND DESIGN

San Francisco County Municipal Code § 5.105 Replace this section as follows

San Francisco County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Francisco County

Cite as: San Francisco County Municipal Code § 5.105 · Text as of 2026-10-04

SECTION 5.105 – [ ← ] 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.

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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. SECTION 5.106 – SITE DEVELOPMENT

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