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Resident urges tougher penalties for code violators; DBI enforcement numbers presented
Summary
A public commenter urged the Building Inspection Commission to raise financial penalties for code violations after presenting DBI data; DBI staff later presented December enforcement statistics showing inspections, NOVs and abatement activity.
At the Building Inspection Commission meeting on Jan. 15, resident Jerry Drattler urged the commission to overhaul DBI enforcement and penalties, citing data he obtained from the department and arguing current fines are too small to deter wealthy property owners.
"I doubt assessing an average penalty of $13.73 dollars against the average home value of $1,300,000 deters contractors and developers from violating the San Francisco building code," Drattler…
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