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Building and Safety: cuts to code enforcement would shrink vacant-building and general-complaint teams, department seeks alternatives
Summary
DBS warned proposed deletions would remove most code enforcement inspectors and may raise liability and public-safety risks; department said it is pursuing mitigation proposals and a code-enforcement efficiency study with an outside consultant.
The Department of Building and Safety told the Budget and Finance Committee on May 2 that the mayor's proposed deletions include 24 positions, 22 of them in inspection and code enforcement functions, and that those cuts would sharply reduce the departments ability to address illegal construction, vacant and abandoned buildings, electrical and public-safety violations and general code complaints.
Why this matters: Building and Safety enforces construction and building-safety codes, inspects active projects, manages vacant-building abatement and responds to public-complaint investigations. Reductions in inspection staff can delay construction approvals, increase post-construction risk, and expose the city to state-mandated invoice-timing penalties and liability for delayed…
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