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Commission backs ordinance to remove wooden fixed utility ladders after fatality
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission unanimously voted to move forward with a McGoldrick‑authored amendment to the San Francisco housing code to prohibit fixed wooden utility ladders in R‑1, R‑2 and R‑3 occupancies and directed staff to return with an implementation plan within 30 days.
The Building Inspection Commission voted unanimously to advance legislation that would add section 605 to the San Francisco housing code to prohibit fixed wooden utility ladders attached to residential buildings.
The ordinance, introduced at the request of Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, follows the death of Alex Bertay after a wooden roof ladder failed. "All we wanna do is just make sure nobody gets hurt," McGoldrick said, urging the panel to move the change forward. Lawrence Kornfield, DBI staff, said the code advisory committee recommended the measure after reviewing public safety…
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