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DBI outlines emergency demolition checklist proposal amid interagency delays

San Francisco Building Inspection Commission · September 21, 2016
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Summary

Deputy Director Dan Lowry described the emergency demolition process — engineer sign‑offs, asbestos/lead testing, contractor licensing and Bay Area Air Quality JN numbers — and commissioners asked for a pre‑issuance checklist and lead contacts to prevent demolition permits that cannot proceed because of other agencies' requirements.

Deputy Director Dan Lowry summarized DBI's emergency demolition process, listing the required steps used when a structure presents an imminent hazard: an engineer's finding, DBI engineer verification, director and deputy director sign‑offs, asbestos and lead hazard documentation, contractor licensing and registration, Bay Area Air Quality Management JN numbers, and Department of Environment debris receipts.

Lowry said the department has tightened documentation…

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