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DBI outlines tall‑building review process, peer review reforms and record‑retention improvements
Summary
DBI briefed the Building Inspection Commission on procedures for tall‑building review (240‑foot threshold), mandatory third‑party peer review under AB 82/83, special‑inspector roles, record retention and plans to digitize peer‑review documents; commissioners asked for quarterly updates starting in June.
San Francisco Department of Building Inspection officials told the Building Inspection Commission on March 15 that the city’s tall‑building review process is grounded in the San Francisco Building Code and the department’s Administrative Bulletins AB 82 and AB 83, which require third‑party peer review for projects 240 feet or taller. "We have a definition in 2008 and then any building over 240 feet then we consider as a tall building in the definition," Director Tom Hui said.
DBI assistant director Ron Tom described the department’s multi‑party approach to tall buildings: project sponsors hire design professionals and special inspectors; those teams submit plans and daily logs to DBI; DBI performs spot checks and will not issue a Certificate of Final Completion and Occupancy (CFC) until it receives letters of observation from the…
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