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DBI outlines expanded outreach and code review on deck and balcony safety after Berkeley collapse
Summary
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection presented new outreach, inspection-affidavit and code-advisory steps to address deck and balcony safety, citing outreach materials, a five-year reinspection rule for apartments/hotels and possible code changes to address waterproofing and special-inspection gaps.
The Department of Building Inspection told the Building Inspection Commission on Aug. 19 that it will expand outreach and consider code changes to reduce the risk of deck and balcony failures after the Berkeley collapse earlier this year.
Assistant Director Ron Tom said DBI has posted an S-10 information sheet and a deck-safety web page, is using outreach to property-owner groups and plans brown-bag trainings, a permanent informational board at DBI’s fifth-floor counter, and a short instructional video. He described the Housing Code’s §604 requirement that owners of apartments and hotels have weather-exposed elements, including decks, balconies, stairs and fire…
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