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Board advances overhaul of San Francisco fire code; removes longstanding air‑replenishment mandate
Summary
Supervisors approved on first reading a package replacing the San Francisco fire code with the 2013 California Fire Code and portions of the 2012 International Fire Code, with local amendments, and set an effective date of Jan. 1, 2014.
The board approved on first reading an ordinance repealing the current San Francisco fire code and replacing it with the 2013 California Fire Code together with portions of the 2012 International Fire Code and local amendments; the ordinance will take effect Jan. 1, 2014.
Supervisors described the package as a routine triennial update recommended by the Fire Department and the Fire Commission, but discussion focused on two specific concerns: the removal of a long‑standing local requirement for firefighter air‑replenishment systems in taller buildings and reaffirming a…
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