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Building Inspection Commission backs targeted fire-safety ordinance to require upgrades for negligent landlords
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended ordinance File 180756 to allow DBI and the fire department to require new or upgraded fire-safety systems in buildings where landlords show a pattern of negligence and repeated notices of violation; the measure includes a planned warning step and appeals process.
The Building Inspection Commission on Sept. 19 unanimously recommended an ordinance (File 180756) that would authorize the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) and the San Francisco Fire Department to require installation or upgrades of fire-safety systems, including sprinklers, for buildings where owners have demonstrated a pattern of negligence.
The ordinance was presented on behalf of Supervisor Ronan. Presenters cited a 2015 Mission District fire that displaced 58 people and caused one death as part of the rationale for focusing the tool on the city’s most vulnerable properties. The…
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