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DETAILS OF THE NEW YORK CITY
GREEN ROOF MANDATE
AND GRANT PROGRAM
BY BLAINE STAND

In 2019 we saw the passage of the Climate Mobilization Act by New York City Council,
a suite of legislation to combat the existential threat of climate change, targeting the
development of clean energy infrastructure, greenhouse gas reduction, and improvements to
ecosystem services through the implementation of green roofs city-wide. GRHC's Technical
Committee commented on several aspects of the legislation and advocated for its passage.
This bill package included:
1031-A - POSTING INFORMATION ON THE INSTALLATION
OF GREEN ROOF SYSTEMS
Sponsored by Council Member Rafael Espinal, this requires the
office of alternative energy to post and maintain links on its website
to information regarding the installation of green roofs and other
resources and materials regarding green roof systems.
1032-A - REQUIRING GREEN ROOFS ON BUILDINGS
Sponsored by Council Member Rafael Espinal, this requires the
inclusion of a "sustainable roofing zone" (defined as an area of a roof
where a green roof, solar photovoltaic system, or a combination
thereof is installed) in new construction and for buildings undergoing
certain major renovations such as the replacement of an entire existing roof deck or assembly. A sustainable roofing zone is required on
100 per cent of the roof with some exceptions. A contiguous area of a
sustainable roofing zone measuring less than 200 square feet must be
equipped with solar photovoltaics or green roofing. Roof area with a
slope less than 17 per cent that would accommodate less than 4kW of
solar electricity generation must be equipped with a green roof. Some
exceptions apply, dependant on site specific parameters and other
building code or safety measures.
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276-A - INSTALLING GREEN ROOFS ON SMALLER BUILDINGS
Sponsored by Council Member Donovan Richards, this adjusts the
green roof requirements established by Int. No. 1032-A for buildings 5 stories or less, specifying a contiguous area of a sustainable
roofing zone measuring less than 200 square feet, or in the case
of a residential building five stories or less in height, such an area
measuring less than 100 square feet, shall be equipped with at least
a solar photovoltaic electricity generating system if such system
would accommodate at least 4kW of solar photovoltaic electricity
generating capacity. It would also require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to study the potential impact of
compliance with the green roof requirements on the affordability
of certain buildings. Finally, this bill would provide for adjusting
the requirements of Int. No. 1032-A for certain buildings (e.g.
buildings receiving certain tax exemptions or owned by HPD) for a
period of 5 years.
1252 - ESTABLISHING A PROPERTY ASSESSED
CLEAN ENERGY (PACE) PROGRAM
Sponsored by Council Member Costa Constantinides, would
establish a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program
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