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DBI reports 85% compliance on mandatory soft-story retrofit program; 754 buildings remain noncompliant
Summary
Deputy Director Joe Duffy told the commission that 4,492 San Francisco buildings are subject to the 2013 soft-story retrofit ordinance; DBI reports 85% compliance (4,140 completed), 528 permits issued but not finished, and 754 not in compliance. Staff outlined enforcement steps, outreach, and priorities.
Deputy Director Joe Duffy briefed the Building Inspection Commission on Feb. 16 about the city’s mandatory soft-story retrofit program, which stems from a 2013 ordinance requiring structural upgrades to specified wood-frame multiunit buildings.
Duffy said 4,492 buildings meet the ordinance criteria and are subject to the program. DBI’s current compliance summary: 4,140 buildings have completed required seismic work and received certificates of final completion; 528 properties have permits issued but remain under…
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