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DBI adopts tenant-notification rules for address renumbering after contested case
Summary
After public testimony about a disputed address change, the Building Inspection Commission approved DBI staff's revisions requiring property owners to provide tenant-notification documentation with renumbering requests; commissioners asked for clearer ties between renumbering and active construction permits.
The Building Inspection Commission on Sept. 29 unanimously approved changes to DBI's draft renumbering policy requiring property owners to provide tenant-notification documentation as part of any request to change street numbers.
Director Vivian Day presented a revised administrative bulletin (referenced as AVO 35/AB035 in the presentation) that incorporates city-attorney language saying failure to notify tenants "shall result in revocation or denial of any such request for renumbering." Day said the department will require a form documenting tenant notification to be attached when an owner files a renumbering request; the burden of notification will rest with the property owner.
The vote followed extended public comment around a contested case from Jose Morales, who described a long-standing occupancy at a Green Street address and alleged that an irregular renumbering (references to numbers 572A and 574) had been used to pursue eviction actions. Morales and several community advocates asked DBI to clarify that renumbering should not take effect when associated construction permits have been canceled or where no certificate of completion exists.
Commissioners agreed the revised policy will reduce future confusion and protect tenants by making notification mandatory; they also asked DBI staff to consider language clarifying that renumbering tied to permits should not take effect if the related construction permit is not completed. City Attorney representative John Melman said he would report back with jurisdictional guidance on individual court cases. Commissioner Walker moved to approve the director's recommended changes; the motion passed unanimously.
The commission directed staff to post PAC minutes and to bring a city-attorney report on record-retention and any outstanding legal questions to a future meeting.
