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Board of Appeals continues hearing on Valencia fire-escape permit to allow DBI and architect to verify occupant load
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals continued an appeal of a DBI-issued permit for a drop-down fire-escape ladder at 524–528 Valencia to Feb. 28 after the appellant argued the device violates state fire-code requirements for buildings with more than 50 occupants and DBI staff said plans lacked clear occupant-load calculations.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Feb. 7 continued an appeal over a Department of Building Inspection permit that authorized a drop-down fire-escape ladder at 524–528 Valencia Street.
Joe Kennis, a tenant at the Crown Hotel, told the Board the ladder was installed without a permit on April 12, 2017, and argued the 2016 California Fire Code requires a stairway terminating at ground level for buildings with occupant loads above 50. “It’s a fire safety issue,” Kennis said, urging commissioners to condemn the…
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