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Building Inspection Commission backs extension for accessible business entrance deadlines
Summary
The commission voted 4–1 on May 15, 2024 to recommend Board of Supervisors Ordinance file 240297, extending deadlines for the Accessible Business Entrance program. DBI staff said outreach has produced a 70% compliance rate, while commissioners urged continued focus on timely access for people with disabilities.
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission on May 15 recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve Ordinance file 240297 to extend deadlines for the city's Accessible Business Entrance (ABE) program. The commission voted 4'to—2 to support the ordinance; Commissioner Williams recorded the lone no vote.
DBI communications director Patrick Hannon told commissioners the ABE program, created in 2016 and extended in 2021, covers 23,504 buildings. "We have a 70% compliance rate," Hannon said, adding that 16,505 buildings have come into…
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