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DBI backs code change to exempt certain tourist hotels from alarm-upgrade trigger
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission voted unanimously to support a Board of Supervisors ordinance to amend fire/building codes so that sales/transfers after Sept. 1, 2017, are treated with a clarified trigger for alarm upgrades; staff explained an exemption for tourist hotels to avoid permitting backlogs similar to prior soft-story rules.
The Building Inspection Commission unanimously voted to support staff recommendations on a Board of Supervisors ordinance that would amend the building and fire codes to address fire alarm upgrade triggers tied to property sales and transfers.
Bill Strachan of Legislative and Public Affairs told the commission the ordinance (identified in meeting materials as Board of Supervisors File No. 170,800) was drafted to avoid an unintended backlog: "these hotels have the fire safety…
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