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Supervisors pass first reading of ordinance banning wooden fixed utility ladders after fatality cited
3005821 · April 16, 2025
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Summary
An ordinance to ban wooden fixed utility ladders in certain residential occupancies passed first reading after supervisors cited a 2007 fatality and unanimous support from the Building Inspection Commission.
Supervisor McGoldrick introduced an ordinance (item 26) to amend the housing code to prohibit wooden fixed utility ladders in R1, R2 and R3 occupancies — buildings with two or more units, including hotels. The sponsor said the legislation was prompted by the death of Alex Beltet in March 2007 and estimated that hundreds or possibly thousands of…
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