The City of San Rafael passed a mandatory green building ordinance in 2007 that was applicable to new residential and commercial construction only. As a result of their 2009 Climate Action Plan, the city has updated their green building ordinance to include remodeled buildings. Learn about the City of San Rafael’s 2010 mandatory green building ordinance.

The City of San Rafael’s revised green building ordinance took effect June 1, 2010. See a PDF of the ordinance at right under “Documents & Resources” as well as information on the ordinance creation process.