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BIC endorses ordinance to align San Francisco rules for small accessory structures with state code

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The Building Inspection Commission on May 21 voted unanimously to recommend Board of Supervisors File No. 250284, which would revert a local amendment and allow one‑story accessory structures up to 120 square feet (by floor area) to be exempt from permits consistent with the California Building Code.

The Building Inspection Commission on May 21 voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve Board File No. 250284, an ordinance that would align San Francisco’s local code with the California Building Code for small accessory structures.

Tate Hanna, Legislative Affairs Manager for the Department of Building Inspection, told commissioners the state code permits one‑story accessory structures with up to 120 square feet of floor area to be exempt from a building permit; San Francisco’s local amendment had used projected roof area and…

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