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Building Inspection Commission approves 2013 code amendments, forwards package to Board of Supervisors
Summary
The commission voted to approve San Francisco—s amendments to the 2013 California building, mechanical, plumbing, residential and green building codes and recommended them to the Board of Supervisors. The package incorporates local findings, preserves stricter local provisions and carries forward recent ordinances such as soft‑story and Maher.
The Building Inspection Commission on Aug. 21 voted to approve San Francisco—s amendments to the 2013 California building, mechanical, plumbing, residential and green building codes and to forward the package to the Board of Supervisors for adoption. Kirk Means (DBI Technical Services) outlined the process of carrying San Francisco—s prior amendments forward while incorporating California's updated model codes.
Highlights of the package include adoption of updated disabled access provisions consistent with the 2010 ADA standards (new chapter numbering), carrying forward the soft‑story retrofit chapter (34B) with the technical updates approved earlier in the meeting, inclusion of the Maher toxic zone provisions, and consolidation of San Francisco—s prior green building ordinance into the CalGreen framework with local amendments preserved.
Ned Fenny, chair of the Code Advisory Committee, praised staff and volunteer committees for completing a complex cycle of reviews and said the final package is slightly smaller in some provisions because unnecessary items were removed. Commissioners voted in favor of approving the amendments and forwarding them to the Board of Supervisors; the City Attorney noted there are two actions (BIC approval and recommendation to the Board) and commissioners included both in the motion.
What happens next: The package will proceed to the Board of Supervisors for the land‑use review period, possible committee hearings in September, mayoral signature steps, and publication in advance of the state code effective dates.
