Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Building Inspection Commission upholds placement of contractor on Expanded Compliance Control list
Summary
The commission voted unanimously on Oct. 16 to reject an appeal and uphold DBI—s determination to place a contractor on the Expanded Compliance Control list after DBI presented four notice-of-violation cases it said involved structural demolition, excavation undermining neighbor footings and framing that lacked required fire-rated assemblies.
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission on Oct. 16 unanimously rejected an appeal and upheld the Department of Building Inspection—s determination to place a contractor on the department—s Expanded Compliance Control (ECC) list, after commissioners concluded the file showed repeated, serious violations that posed public-safety risks.
DBI compliance manager Chris Vergara told the commission the appellant met the ECC statutory trigger by incurring three or more qualifying violations within an 18-month period or, alternatively, by committing conduct the department deems egregious and that creates a significant health, safety or property risk. Vergara reviewed four notices of violation (NOVs) tied to work at addresses cited in DBI—s files and said the violations fell under structural demolition and substantial noncompliance categories.
"So we believe it's a violation and respectfully request that the commission uphold the notice of…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
