ng Inspection Building Inspection Commission Department of Buildi Administration Program Permit Services Inspection Services Boards andCommissions Boards 2005-2006 Annual Report 1 Letter from the Mayor Department of Building Inspection 2 2005-2006 DBI Annual Report Table of Contents Annual Report • July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 Building Inspection Commission Building Inspection Commission ........................................................4 Department Of Building Inspection Organization Chart ..........................................................................10 Director’s Office ...............................................................................11 Administration Program Administration Program Organization Chart ..................................20 ng Inspection Administration & Finance Division ...................................................21 Management Information Services ..................................................23 Public Services Division ...................................................................25 Permit Services Building Inspection Commission Permit Services Program Organization Chart .................................30 Department of Buildi Central Permit Bureau .....................................................................31 Commercial Plan Check Division ......................................................33 Administration Program Major and UMB Plan Check Division ................................................37 Mechanical Plan Check Division .......................................................41 Permit Coordination Division ...........................................................45 Permit Services Residential Plan Check Division .......................................................49 Technical Services Division ..............................................................55 Inspection Services Inspection Services andCommissions Boards Inspection Services Program Organization Chart ...........................58 Building Inspection Division .............................................................59 Code Enforcement Section ...............................................................63 Disabled Access Section ..................................................................67 Electrical Inspection Division ...........................................................69 Housing Inspection Services ...........................................................75 Lead Abatement Division .................................................................79 Plumbing Inspection Division ...........................................................85 Boards And Commissions Access Appeals Commission ............................................................89 Unreinforced Masonry Building Appeals Board ..............................90 DBI In Action ....................................................................................91 DBI Staff .............................................................................back cover Building Inspection Commission Building Inspection Commission Ephraim Hirsch – President (July 2005 – January 2006) Debra Walker – President (February 2006 – Present) Noelle Hanrahan – Vice President (July 2005 – January 2006) Frank Lee – Vice President (February 2006 – Present) Ann Aherne – Commission Secretary Sonya Harris – Assistant Secretary About The BIC The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission and the Department of Building Inspection were created by voter referendum in 1994. The BIC was designed to provide representation for the various communities, which interact with the Building Department. The seven different commission slots are filled by a structural engineer, a licensed architect, a residential tenant, a residential builder, a residential landlord, a community based non-profit housing developer, and a member of the general public at large. The BIC appoints the Director of DBI, sets policy, hears various appeals on issues leading up to the issuance of building permits, sits as the Abatement Appeals Noelle Hanrahan – Vice-President (07/05 – 01/06) Board to hear appeals of Director’s Orders of Abatement, and provides a Residential Landlord Seat public forum through their bi-monthly meetings. Appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors The Commission Joe Grubb The Mayor appoints four positions and the President of the Board of Residential Landlord Seat Supervisors appoints three. Currently, the Building Inspection Commission Appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors consists of the following: Debra Walker – President (02/06 – Present) Mel Murphy General Public Seat Residential Builder Seat Appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors Appointed by the Mayor Ephraim Hirsch – President (07/05 – 01/06) Criss Romero Structural Engineer Seat Tenant Seat Appointed by the Mayor Appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors Frank Lee – Vice-President (02/06 – Present) Michael Theriault Architect Seat Non-Profit Seat Appointed by the Mayor Appointed by the Mayor 4 2005-2006 DBI Annual Report Building Inspection Commission Alfonso Fillon (07/05-01/06) Non-Profit Seat Appointed by the Mayor Roy Guinnane (07/05-01/06) Residential Builder Seat Appointed by the Mayor How To Contact The BIC Ann Aherne, Secretary to the Building Inspection Commission, may be reached at: Building Inspection Commission Building Inspection Commission Department of Building Inspection 1660 Mission Street, 6th Floor Purpose San Francisco, CA 94103-2414 To serve the City and County of San Francisco and (415) 558-6164, FAX (415) 558-6509 the general public by ensuring that life and property Meetings within the City and County are safeguarded, and to The BIC meetings are held on the first and third Monday of every provide a public forum for community involvement in month beginning at 9:00 a.m. in Room 400 at City Hall. The meetings that process. are televised on SFGTV Channel 26. The meetings are accessible, open to the public, and are held commencing at 9:00 a.m. at: Mission Statement City Hall As a policy-making and supervisory body mandated 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400 by the City Charter, the seven member citizen San Francisco, CA 94102 Building Inspection Commission (BIC) will manage Agendas the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) and the The Agenda is published on the Thursday before the regularly bodies subordinate to the Commission by overseeing scheduled meeting. Agendas are posted on the Department’s the effective, efficient, fair and safe enforcement of website www.sfgov.org/dbi under Agendas & Minutes, the Main Library in the Government Documents section, the Bulletin Board the City and County’s Building, Housing, Plumbing, located at the ground floor elevator lobby of 1660 Mission Street, Electrical, and Mechanical Codes, along with Disability outside meeting room 400 at City Hall and are also available by Access Regulations. 5 Building Inspection Commission Building Inspection Commission contacting Ann Aherne, Commission Secretary at (415) 558-6164. ❖ Held public discussions and heard appeals regarding the following addresses: Minutes • 2740 – 42 Filbert Street Minutes are posted on the Department’s website under the Agenda and • 538 Laidley Street Minutes link 10 days after approval by the BIC. • 2005 – 19th Street • 1169 – 1177 Tennessee Street Highlights & Accomplishments • 1179 – 1189 Tennessee Street ❖ The Building Inspection Litigation Committee held nine “Closed Session” meetings with representatives from the City Attorney’s Office and various ❖ Voted to hire an Executive Search Firm, for the purpose of hiring a DBI employees. The Committee continues to meet on a monthly basis, permanent Director. Approved hiring Bob Murray & Associates, as the as needed, to refer necessary cases to the City Attorney’s Office and Commission’s choice for an Executive Search Firm. Commission agreed to follow up on existing Housing Inspection, Code Enforcement, and to sign the contract with Bob Murray & Associates, with Disabled Access violations. a start date of November 1, 2006, and an end date of May 1, 2007. ❖ Held public discussions regarding action to select Commissioners to ❖ Voted to support the Construction & Demolition Debris Recovery serve on the BIC Litigation Committee. Commissioner Walker volunteered Ordinance. to serve on the Committee along with existing members, Commissioners Lee & Romero. ❖ Elected Commissioner Debra Walker as President and Frank Lee as the Commission’s Vice-President. ❖ Held Sub-Committee Meetings to review applications of candidates to serve on the Access Appeals Commission (AAC), Board of Examiners (BOE), Code Advisory Committee (CAC) and the Unreinforced Masonry Appeals Board (UMB). ❖ The Director Search Committee held three meetings to discuss criteria, as well as strategize actions for hiring a permanent Director for DBI. ❖ The Commission made several appointments and reappointments to the AAC & UMB. ❖ Adopted the 2004 recommended changes to the San Francisco Electrical Code. ❖ Approved a contract between the City & County of San Francisco & American Legal Publishing Corp. to publish DBI’s Building, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Housing Codes. 6 2005-2006 DBI Annual Report Building Inspection Commission ❖ Presentation by the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services (DTIS) and the Gartner Consulting Group regarding DBI’s New Permit Tracking System. ❖ Heard a staff presentation and public testimony regarding the 2006 Cost Schedule