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Residents, a retired CFO press DBI on elevator maintenance loophole and use of $1 administrative permits
Summary
A resident and a public commenter raised two enforcement concerns during public comment: an alleged elevator‑maintenance '50‑foot loophole' that allows 4‑story elevator buildings to avoid maintenance obligations, and multiple examples where DBI used administrative permits to final expired building permits; both issues prompted requests for code fixes and procedural review.
Three public speakers used the commission’s public comment period to press DBI on building‑safety and permit‑finalization practices.
Architect James Heron described a gap in the housing code that he said allows elevator maintenance to be avoided in many four‑story residential buildings. "The housing code, however, seems to suggest that only elevator buildings 5 stories or more are required to maintain those elevators," Heron said, adding that his building at 2960 Polk Street — a…
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