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DBI outlines vacant‑storefront registry and enforcement, commissioners debate higher fees and district canvassing
Summary
DBI reported it has identified roughly 383 suspected vacant storefronts (80 in the Richmond), with 21 registered buildings, 29 director hearings and 96 notices of violation; commissioners urged district‑level canvassing, data sharing with Planning, and a fee study to fund proactive enforcement.
Deputy Director Ed Sweeney briefed the Building Inspection Commission on DBI’s vacant‑building and storefront program on June 20, describing the registration and enforcement process and presenting district‑level findings.
Sweeney summarized DBI’s definitions and process: a property is deemed vacant or abandoned if unoccupied, unsecured, boarded, unsafe, cited for blight under Chapter 80 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, or unoccupied more than 30 days. Commercial vacant‑storefront ordinance (noted on record as Ordinance 182/14) took effect in 2014 and residential…
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