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DBI reports 182 complaints about unpermitted awnings; commission approves expanded May fee-waiver ordinance
Summary
DBI reported 182 awning complaints and 61 NOVs since Nov. 1, and the commission approved an ordinance to expand the annual May awning-fee waiver to new installations while DBI pursues extended deadlines, self-certification and penalty waivers to help small businesses comply.
The Department of Building Inspection told the commission on March 15 that it received 182 anonymous complaints about unpermitted awnings since Nov. 1, with 61 notices of violation issued. Patrick Hannon, DBI communications director, said complaints were concentrated in the Richmond, Tenderloin, Haight and Chinatown neighborhoods and that the number is far higher than last year (five complaints in the same period).
DBI outlined immediate and proposed steps: deprioritizing enforcement where NOVs do not identify unsafe building conditions, extending NOV compliance deadlines from the usual 60 days to 180 days, supporting legislation to waive…
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