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Supervisor Ronan introduces legislation to tighten oversight after alleged building-permit abuses
Summary
Supervisor Ronan proposed an ordinance to expand rules and reporting for repeated building-permit violations, including a new compliance-control list and required reporting to the state licensing board, after hearings that documented alleged serial permit abuse.
Supervisor Matt Ronan introduced legislation on Jan. 5, 2021 aimed at curbing repeated and allegedly fraudulent abuse of San Francisco’s building-permit system, citing recent criminal and civil cases and neighbors’ complaints about unpermitted construction.
The proposal would create an expanded “compliance control list” identifying licensed professionals or parties tied to three or more serious violations within an 18-month period. Under the legislation, the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) would be required to post that list on its website, report listed professionals to the relevant state licensing board, impose expanded compliance measures on…
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