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DBI outlines Accessible Business Entrance program, sets phased deadlines and workshops
Summary
DBI staff presented the Accessible Business Entrance program created under a 2016 ordinance; outreach included a 12,400-mailer and web materials, with the first compliance forms due May 23, 2018 and workshops starting Jan. 24, 2018. Commissioners pressed staff on merchant outreach and language access.
San Francisco — The Department of Building Inspection on Dec. 20 outlined a multi-year Accessible Business Entrance (ABE) program intended to increase accessibility at commercial storefronts and to reduce litigation against small merchants.
Bill Strachan, Legislative and Public Affairs for DBI, said the program implements an ordinance sponsored by Supervisor Kitty Tang and is structured into four categories with staggered compliance deadlines. “We sent a mailer to about 12,400 property owners and…
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