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in the City. Authorized by state legislation, PACE is a voluntary
financing mechanism that enables energy efficiency and renewable
energy projects to receive long-term financing for little or no
money down. Many organizations offering PACE financing are
increasingly turning toward financing green roof projects as energy
efficiency technologies. PACE will finance green roof design, capital and maintenance costs over a twenty year amortization period.
RESOLUTION 66 / SENATE BILL S5554B -
GREEN ROOF TAX ABATEMENT RESOLUTION/AMENDMENT
Sponsored by Council Member Stephen Levin, and Senator John
C. Liu, this resolution called on state legislature to consider, and
ultimately extend the green roof tax abatement in the City of
New York. This bill authorizes the establishment of a two-tier tax
abatement structure, the continuation of the existing $5.23 per
square foot abatement and the creation of an enhanced abatement
of $15 per square foot for priority communities for any tax year
commencing on or after July 1, 2019 and ending on or before
June 30, 2024; providing that the amount of such tax abatement
shall not exceed $200,000.
S5554B defines the minimum requirement for a green roof as
a waterproofing membrane, a root barrier, a drainage layer, filter
fabric, growing media with a minimum depth of two inches, and a
vegetation layer with at least 80% coverage. The bill also stipulates
that projects with a growing media profile between two and three
inches, an independent water holding layer or some manner of flow
control must be included unless the plants used are certified to not
need regular irrigation to maintain plant health.
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have a minimum growing media depth of four inches and priority
community zones will be determined by an as yet specified agency
designated by the Mayor of New York on a rolling basis over a
period of three years. Community districts will be prioritized by
combined sewage overflow tributary areas that lack green space.
An added benefit of this new legislative package is the ability
to supplement existing green measures such as the NYC DEP's
Green Infrastructure Grant Program. This program provides
private property owner applicants with funds for the design and
construction of green infrastructure infiltrations which manage 1
inch of rainfall from the contributing impervious surface in priority
combined sewer areas. Property eligible for the grant must have
a minimum cost of $35,000, be completed within one year of
construction start date unless otherwise negotiated, and recipients
are subject to a 20 year covenant agreement on the property to
ensure that system maintenance and performance are guaranteed.
Tax abatement program expenditures are currently capped at US$1
million, a limiting factor in terms of market impact.
This package presents New York City with a new opportunity to
become a sustainability leader on a municipal scale and explore new
integrations of complimentary sustainable technologies to maximize their benefits, such as green roof and solar panel integrations.
Blaine Stand is the Professional Resources Manager at Green Roofs for
Healthy Cities. bstand@greenroofs.org
Climate Mobilization Act: https://council.nyc.gov/data/green/
Green roof regulations: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/buildings/business/greenroofs-faq.page. DEP's Green Infrastructure Grant Program: https://www1.
nyc.gov/site/dep/water/green-infrastructure-grant-program.page

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