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Supervisors’ transportation committee advances SRO sprinkler ordinance after tenant testimony
Summary
The committee advanced an ordinance to require sprinklers in nonresidential areas of residential hotels, adopting sponsor Aaron Peskin’s amendments to protect long‑term commercial tenants and giving affected tenants a DBI deferment application and notice requirement.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Transportation Committee on Monday advanced an ordinance that would amend the city’s fire and housing codes to require sprinklers in nonresidential areas of residential hotels.
Sponsor Supervisor Aaron Peskin told the committee the measure was a “measured approach” to improving fire safety in some of the city’s oldest buildings that hold a large share of affordable housing. Peskin cited recent fires that displaced dozens of residents as evidence of urgency and described amendments designed to…
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