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Commission backs ordinance requiring supplemental glass inspections for tall buildings
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance (file no. 231,130) requiring supplemental visual inspections of windows and exterior glazing for buildings 15+ stories on a 5‑year schedule, with staff‑proposed amendments and exemptions for buildings without spandrel glass and with maintenance logs.
The Building Inspection Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance (file no. 231,130) to require supplemental inspections focused on windows and exterior glazing for tall buildings, after staff presented findings from the city’s post‑storm glass investigation.
DBI legislative affairs manager Carl Neceta and Janie Chan, manager of DBI technical services, told commissioners that WJE’s investigation of seven high‑rise buildings after the March 2023 storms identified 31 broken panes; investigators concluded 30 of 31 breakages likely could have been…
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