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Supervisor Ronan’s expanded compliance‑control plan presented to commissioners
Summary
Planning staff and Supervisor Ronan’s aide described a proposed ordinance directing DBI to track and apply enhanced scrutiny to permit applicants with multiple significant notices of violation, with procedures for internal tracking, senior plan review, multi‑station inspections and a publicly posted list.
Legislation authored by Supervisor Hillary Ronan and cosponsors would create an Expanded Compliance Control framework at the Department of Building Inspection to flag and apply heightened oversight to parties with multiple serious notices of violation, a legislative aide said at Tuesday’s Planning Commission hearing.
Amy Viner, legislative aide to Supervisor Ronan, outlined the proposed steps: DBI would maintain an internal tracking list for significant notices of violation (NOVs) defined to include misrepresentation that circumvents review, structural work or demolition of structural features without or beyond permit scope, unlicensed work where a license is required, and other substantial noncompliance that creates health‑and‑safety risk. If a party accrues three or more such NOVs (or immediate action is warranted for severe cases), the party would be a candidate for the publicly posted Expanded Compliance Control list.
Viner said DBI would prepare a preliminary report, notify the party and invite exculpatory information, require senior plan review and multi‑station intake and inspections, require a licensed contractor named on the permit prior to issuance, and dedicate a senior inspector for ongoing enforcement. Parties placed on the list would remain for five years (with extensions for subsequent violations) and could appeal to the Building Inspection Commission; DBI would publicly post the list and provide quarterly updates.
Commissioners raised questions about the decision‑making chain (inspection services preparing a report, the DBI director making the final determination, and appeals to the Building Inspection Commission), how many entities would initially be on the list (staff estimated a small handful, roughly 5–10 candidates internally; fewer on the public list), fees and workload implications for planning and DBI, and whether a shared permit‑tracking database should be accelerated. Staff said implementation would include training, guidance for staff to flag suspect permits, and the possibility to incorporate a fee to cover increased review/inspection resources.
No formal action was taken; staff said amendments will be introduced at the Board of Supervisors’ Land Use Committee and that the department plans operational steps for implementation.
