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DBI issues adaptive-reuse guidance and launches ADU permit roundtables to speed reviews
Summary
DBI Director Patrick O'Rearton announced new adaptive-reuse code guidance (information sheet G29) to clarify office-to-housing conversions and introduced an ADU permit-review roundtable service intended to consolidate plan-review comments in a single live session starting Oct. 21, with participation by multiple city departments and no additional fee.
Department of Building Inspection Director Patrick O'Rearton used the commission's Oct. 16 meeting to announce two initiatives aimed at accelerating housing production and improving plan-review clarity.
O'Rearton said DBI released new guidance (information sheet G29) clarifying adaptive-reuse code provisions and exceptions for converting downtown office buildings into apartments. "Our goal is to find ways to help developers convert older downtown office buildings into housing without sacrificing residential safety requirements," O'Rearton said, adding that the guidance resulted from months of coordination with the fire department,…
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