Building Energy Disclosure Requirements Postponed
10/15/2009 - Kevin Rose, Stephen R. Miller, 55
On October 11, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law AB 531, which amends Public Resources Code section 25402.10 (also known as AB 1103). AB 1103 was enacted in 2007 and requires that beginning January 1, 2009, electric and gas utilities maintain records of the energy consumption data of all nonresidential buildings to which they provide service. The utilities are to maintain the data in a format compatible for uploading to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, for at least the most recent 12 months.
Prior to the recent amendment, AB 1103 additionally provided that beginning January…
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This Week in San Francisco Land Use - Oct. 2, 2009
10/2/2009 - Andrew J. Junius, Daniel Frattin, John Kevlin
Local Stimulus Plan
Yesterday, the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development yesterday sent a memorandum of its “development stimulus package” to the Board of Supervisors. If passed, the Legislation will:
Change the timing of impact and in-lieu fee collection. All impact fees would be due at issuance of the first “construction-ready building permit”, e.g. site permit addendum. If a “deferral fee” is paid, fees could be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy. It consolidates all development and impact fees into Art. 4 of the Planning Code and provides for a single appeal process to the Board…
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