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Planning commission backs amnesty for property owners tied to DBI fraud, excludes firms on expanded compliance list
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 6-1 to recommend an ordinance that would waive planning code violations and certain fees for owners caught up in the Department of Building Inspection's (DBI) internal audit related to the Santos/Curran frauds, while excluding applicants already on DBI's expanded compliance-control list.
San Francisco ' The Planning Commission voted 6-1 on May 1 to recommend a city ordinance creating an amnesty program for property owners caught up in the Department of Building Inspection's (DBI) internal quality-control audit tied to crimes committed by consultant Rodrigo Santos and former DBI inspector Bernie Curran.
The measure would waive specific Planning Code requirements and related fees for properties identified in DBI's audit, allow property owners to refund fees already paid to comply, and provide a pathway to legalize certain as-built conditions while preserving life-safety enforcement under the Building Code. Supervisor Aaron Peskin's office (Supervisor Mandelmann in the hearing transcript) introduced the ordinance to the commission.
The initiative responds to DBI's audit of nearly 5,500 properties, a review sparked after criminal…
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