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505E.1 Administrative Bulletin. The Department shall prepare an Administrative Bulletin detailing the procedural and implementation requirements for this Chapter. Such procedures shall be generally consistent with the requirements set forth in this Chapter. The Administrative Bulletin may require sign-posting and other public information that the Department determines is necessary or appropriate.
505E.2 Compliance Deadlines.
TABLE 5E-A
Compliance Deadlines (in years1)
Compliance Deadlines (in years1)
Compliance Tier | Submission of Screening Form and Optional Evaluation Form | Submittal of Permit Application with Plans for Seismic Retrofit Work | Completion of Work And Issuance of CFC |
I | 1 | 2 | 4 |
II | 1 | 3 | 5 |
III | 1 | 4 | 6 |
IV | 1 | 5 |
September 15, 2021
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1 All time periods are in years measured from 90 days after the operative date of this Chapter. | |||
(Amended by Ord. 183-20, File No. 200785, App. 10/2/2020, Eff. 11/2/2020)
505E.3 Administrative Fee. The fee for services provided by the Department under this Chapter shall be the Standard Hourly Rate for Plan Review and Administration set forth in San Francisco Building Code Table 1A-D. There shall be no fee required for submittal or review of the Screening Form required by Section 504E.2. A minimum fee corresponding to two hours for plan review and administration is payable upon submittal of a voluntary Optional Evaluation Form. Additional fees may be charged at the Standard Hourly Rate for additional work and will be payable within 30 days of the Department’s notice that payment is due.
505E.4 Notice.
505E.4.1 Service of notice on owner. No later than 90 days after the operative date of this Chapter, the Department shall send a notice in accordance with San Francisco Building Code Section 102A.4.2 to the owner of each building believed to be within the scope of this Chapter. The notice shall inform the owner of the requirement to comply with the provisions of this Chapter, and shall be accompanied by a Screening Form and an informational letter or brochure. Any person who believes that a building that is within the scope of this Chapter has not been so identified by the Department may notify the Department of the address or location of such building. If the Department determines upon review of the building and/or building records that the building may be within the scope of this Chapter, the Department shall provide notice to the owner as provided in this Section.
505E.4.2 Failure to give or receive notice. If the owner of a building within the scope of this Chapter has knowledge that they own such a building, then the failure of the Department to issue the notice required by this Section, or the failure of the owner to receive such a notice, shall not relieve the owner of the obligation to comply with the requirements of this Chapter within the time limits set forth in Table 5E-A. For a building not known to the Department to be within the scope of this Chapter and whose owner or owners have no knowledge that the building is within the scope of this Chapter, the time limits set forth in Table 5E-A shall commence upon an owner having actual or constructive notice that the building may be within the scope of this Chapter. In no case, however, shall the final completion date be extended without the approval of the Board of Examiners after hearing an appeal pursuant to Section 505E.5.
505E.4.3 Notice to public on Department’s website. A list of the buildings by street address and by block and lot for which notice has been given under this Section shall be maintained and made public on the Department’s website.
505E.5 Appeals. The owner of any building subject to this Chapter may appeal to the Board of Examiners any determination made by the Department with respect to compliance with the technical requirements of this Chapter. Such appeal shall be in accordance with the provisions of San Francisco Building Code Section 105A. The time limits for compliance established by Table 5E-A shall not be extended during any appeal period unless specifically approved by the Board of Examiners. Any person may appeal a determination of the Director related to this Chapter to the Building Inspection Commission pursuant to of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
505E.6 Enforcement. Whenever any required action has not been completed within the time limits set forth in Table 5E-A, the Department shall abate the violation in accordance with San Francisco Building Code Section 102A.
505E.6.1 Posting of notice. An enforcement action shall, in every case, include the Department posting of the building with a standard Department notice stating as follows:
“Earthquake Warning. This building is in violation of the requirements of the San Francisco Existing Building Code regarding earthquake safety.”
This notice shall not be removed until the building is in compliance with this Chapter. This notice shall also be recorded against the title of the building. The Building Official shall cause a release of such notice to be filed with the Assessor-Recorder’s Office upon conformance with the requirements of this Chapter.