Exceptions & Exemptions

San Francisco - EBOSan Jose - BPOLos Angeles - EBEWEBrisbane - BEPOSan Diego - BEBOBerkeley - BESOCalifornia - AB 802
Less than 10,000 s.f. heated or cooled.Buildings located in industrial zones HI & LI are excluded.Residential hotels
Sound stages and other TV and film production facilities		Federally- owned buildingsBuildings with over 50%:
-Manufacturing
-Processing
-Fabrication
-Scientific use		Buildings NOT on the published "disclosure" listBuildings with over 50%:
-Manufacturing
-Processing
-Fabrication
-Scientific use
New Owner- in year of transaction. Ordinance does not apply to condominiums.Broadcast antennas, vehicle charging stations, utility pumping stations, and treatment facilitiesOrdinance does not apply to condominiums.Ordinance does not apply to condominiumsDeferral for new construction and extensively renovated buildingsOrdinance does not apply to condominiums.
Building vacant (less than one full-time person onsite) The entire property was not occupied, due to renovation, during the entire calendar reporting periodThe building did not have a Certificate of Occupancy or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the entire calendar yearM-F less than 4 unitsOwner did not have a Certificate of Occupancy y for the disclosable building for more than six months of the calendar year being benchmarkedData unavailable deferral for building owners who have been unable to obtain tenant authorization to access tenant utility dataBuildings sharing a common meter must comply if the sum of the square footage of the buildings exceed 50,000 square feet.
Tenant turnover-when utilities in tenant name. The demolition permit for the entire property has been issued and demolition work has commencedThe entire building was not occupied, due to renovation, for the entire calendar year required to be reportedYou have a demolition permit for your entire building, or your building is scheduled for demolitionThe owner has begun demolition work on the disclosable building, and it is no longer possible to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy
New construction, averaging less than one person on site.The Property did not receive energy or water services for the entire calendar year The demolition permit for the entire building has been issued and demolition work has commencedThe City Manager determines in his or her sole discretion that disclosure of the owner’s energy use data would result in the release of proprietary information
Building to be demolisihed. Must have received written approval from City for building to be demolished.Disclosure of the Property's energy and water use data would result in the release of proprietary data that would violate a customer's right to privacyThe building did not receive energy or water services for the entire calendar yearThe owner of a disclosable building cannot collect sufficient information to complete a benchmarking submission

*There are several exemptions, deferrals and extensions available. This document does not profess to list them all. Most ordinances require that you apply for the exemption.

Call us at 415-937-5046 if you have questions about your building qualifying for an exemption.