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Commission approves extension and fee waiver for Accessible Business Entrance compliance
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission unanimously approved recommending support of Board of Supervisors Ordinance File No. 180,323 to extend ABE compliance deadlines to Jan. 1, 2019, waive an administrative fee and give DBI director discretion for certain Tier 4 properties.
DBI legislative staff described proposed amendments to the Accessible Business Entrance (ABE) program that would extend deadlines for compliance and waive the small administrative fee for small businesses.
Bill Strachan reported Supervisor Tang agreed to extend initial compliance deadlines by six months, "so for practical purposes that will really mean people will have until January 1 of 2019 to get more and more of that documentation in," and that the amendment included a director discretion provision for Tier 4 soft-story retrofit properties that had recently completed relevant work.
Regina Dickendresi, director of the Office of Small Business, told the commission the office supported the extension and praised the fee waiver as an incentive to improve compliance.
A motion to approve the ordinance (File No. 180,323) was made, seconded, and the commission voted by roll call; each present commissioner recorded a "yes" vote. The motion carried unanimously. DBI staff said they would implement the extension, pursue outreach to affected property owners and report as required by the ordinance.
