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DBI financials, e‑sign rollout and code-enforcement metrics highlighted in monthly report
Summary
DBI presented November financials showing lower revenues than last year but on-track to budget, launched an e-signin kiosk for over-the-counter customers, updated commissioners on tenant-assistance funding, ADU permit volumes and soft‑story compliance (≈94% compliant), and reviewed code-enforcement metrics for November.
San Francisco — At its Dec. 20 meeting the Department of Building Inspection presented its November financial and operational reports, describing current revenue trends, a small technology pilot and multiple program updates.
Taris Madison, DBI deputy director, said November revenues were about $2.7 million lower than the same period last year but that the department remained “on track” with the current budget in part because last year was a banner revenue year. Madison said DBI is transitioning to a new financial management system and expects projections to stabilize after six months of data.
Madison also described a soft launch (Dec. 15) of an electronic sign-in kiosk for the Fifth Floor over-the-counter operations to improve transparency and tracking of customer interactions; clerks can now see sign-ins on their screens, and staff will review usage data through January.
Bill Strachan briefed commissioners on recent legislative matters and programs: amendments to the Slope Protection Act sponsored by Supervisor Peskin, a tenant-assistance fund aimed at hazardous housing cases (unanimous committee reading, expected to move in January for budget decisions), DBI’s peer-review RFQ to certify third-party reviewers, and accessory dwelling unit (ADU) activity (590 screening forms, 85 permits issued representing approximately 150 units). Strachan also reported the soft-story seismic retrofit program is roughly 94% compliant, with Tier 4 deadlines approaching.
Deputy Director Dan Lowery presented November code-enforcement statistics: building inspections, housing inspections and complaint handling metrics (for example, 422 building complaints received with 378 responses within 24–72 hours; housing inspections performed: 906). Commissioners requested a breakdown of permit review times and discussed separating accessibility-program NOVs from routine enforcement metrics to avoid skewing statistics.
No formal votes accompanied these reports; staff will provide follow-up analyses on permit-review timelines, and DBI expects to continue coordination with other departments on the tenant assistance and accessibility programs.
