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Board tables emergency ventilation ordinance after union and building-owners reach agreement
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously tabled an emergency ordinance requiring large nonresidential buildings to certify mechanical ventilation compliance after labor and building-owner negotiators reported a deal.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 4 unanimously tabled an emergency ordinance that would have required owners of high-rise nonresidential buildings of 50,000 square feet or more to certify that mechanical ventilation systems comply with applicable law.
The ordinance, introduced as an emergency measure requiring eight votes for same‑day passage under the city charter, would have required on-site businesses to post ventilation certifications, directed the Department of Public Health and Department of Building Inspection to post complaint information on their websites, and to coordinate…
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