                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INCENTIVES FOR GREEN ROOFING (§ 58.1-3852)

A. As used in this article, unless the context clearly shows otherwise, the term
or phrase:
			&#8220;Green roof&#8221; means a solar roof or a vegetative roof.
			&#8220;Solar roof&#8221; means a solar roofing system that generates reusable
energy, which reusable energy accounts for at least 2.5 percent of the total
electric energy used by the building to which the solar roofing system is
attached.
			&#8220;Vegetative roof&#8221; means a roofing system designed in accordance
with the Virginia Stormwater Management Program&#8217;s standards and
specifications for green roofs, as set forth in the Virginia Stormwater BMP
Clearinghouse, in which at least 50 percent of the total roofing area is
vegetative.

B. Any county, city, or town may, by ordinance, grant incentives or provide
regulatory flexibility to encourage the use of green roofs in the construction,
repair, or remodeling of residential and commercial buildings. Any such
incentive or regulatory flexibility shall require that green roofs be used.

C. The incentives or regulatory flexibility may include, but shall not be
limited, to (i) a reduction in permit fees when green roofs are used, (ii) a
streamlined process for the approval of building permits when green roofs are
used, or (iii) a reduction in any gross receipts tax on green roof contractors
as defined by the local ordinance.

D. The extent and duration of the incentives or regulatory flexibility shall
conform to the requirements of the Constitutions of Virginia and of the United
States.

HISTORY: 2009, cc. 17, 604.