Legislative Summary

Federal/State Legislative Summary on Bird-Friendly Building Design

 

Mandatory

• State of Minnesota B3 Program: Buildings, Benchmarks and Beyond
  Legislation adopted May 1, 2013
  Designed to parallel LEED Pilot Credit 55
  http://www.b3mn.org

 

• City of San Francisco, CA: Ordinance
  Legislation adopted November 30, 2011
  First legislation of its type in the U.S. for a major city
  http://sf-planning.org/standards-bird-safe-buildings

 

• City of Oakland, CA
  Legislation adopted June 15, 2013
  Applies to buildings adjacent to parks, water bodies & green spaces
  http://goldengateaudubon.org/blog-posts/oakland-adopts-bird-safety-building-measures/

 

• City of Highland Park, IL: Section 170.105 Bird Friendly Construction Requirements
  Legislation adopted February 14, 2011
  Mandatory to certain Municipal buildings
  http://www.cityhpil.com/documentcenter/view/508

 

• Cook County (unincorporated) B3 Program: Buildings, Benchmarks and Beyond
  Legislation adopted July 8, 2008
  Applies to all new construction and all building renovations
  https://www.cookcountyil.gov

 

• City of Toronto, Canada
  Legislation adopted October 27, 2009
  Mandatory to all buildings
  https://www1.toronto.ca/city_of_toronto/city_planning/zoning__environment/files/pdf/development_guidelines.pdf
  http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=c5f20621f3161410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=c64a036318061410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD

 

• Province of Ontario, Canada
  Legislation adopted February 1, 2014
  Mandatory to all buildings
  https://www.ecojustice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Podolsky-v.-Cadillac-Fairview.-Ont-Ct-of-Justice.-Green-J.-final-version.2013.02.14.pdf

                 

Voluntary

• City of Calgary, Canada: Bird-Friendly Urban Design Guidelines
  Legislation adopted March 2011
  Guidelines
  http://fonhs.org/bird_friendly_design_guidelines.pdf

 

• City of Sunnyvale, CA: Standards for Bird-safe Buildings
  Voluntary Ordinance adopted January 28, 2014
  Guidelines could become mandatory in the future            
  https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1638114&GUID=5CAC105A-E0AB-44C2-B97E-32F020282CFE&FullText=1

 

• City of Palo Alto, CA:
  Guidelines adopted March 6, 2015 
  http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/blog/2015/03/06/capital-of-silicon-valley-adopts-bird-friendly-building-guidelines/

 

• California Green Building Code: CALGreen
  Statewide Voluntary Guidelines adopted January 1, 2011            
  http://www.bsc.ca.gov/Home/CALGreen.aspx

 

• Village of Barrington, IL: City Council Resolution 10-3959
  Guidelines adopted December 13, 2010
  http://www.barrington-il.gov/home/showdocument?id=1696

   

In Progress

• City of Portland, OR: City Council Resolution (non-binding)       
  Legislation adopted July 2012 First Edition           
  Guidelines in progress with final vote expected January 2017                
  http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/446308

 

• The Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act H.R. 2280
  Introduced May 12, 2015 by IL U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley           
  Would require each public building constructed, substantially altered, or acquired by the General Services Administration (GSA) to meet bird-friendly standards.
  http://www.dodnaturalresources.net/Bird_Safe_Buildings_-_Audubon.pdf

 

• Washington DC

 

State-sponsored Bird-Friendly Legislation

• https://abcbirds.org/article/maryland-legislature-considers-bird-friendly-building-design/ – Maryland Legislature Considers Bird-Friendly Building Design

 

Federal-sponsored Bird-Friendly Legislation

• https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2542/text?format=txt
• Additional Legislative Summary by American Bird Conservancy (2017) – ( please click here )

 

Bird-Friendly Building Ordinances

• http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-bird-friendly-tl-1022-20151015-story.html – Highland Park, IL Bird-Friendly Building Ordinance (please see attachment)
• http://www.stuartkaplow.com/legal-library/environmental-law/leed-bird-collision-deterrence-required-highland-park/ – More on Highland Park’s LEED Bird Collision Deterrence
• http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/35638 – San Jose, CA  Bird-Friendly Building Design Standards
• https://abcbirds.org/article/largest-city-in-northern-california-to-adopt-bird-friendly-building-guidelines/ – ABC Press Release on San Jose’s New Bird-Safe Building Standards