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BUILDING CODE 2016 Edition
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
PREFACE
Chapter 1 SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 1A SAN FRANCISCO ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2 DEFINITIONS
Chapter 3 USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
Chapter 4 SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY
Chapter 5 GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
Chapter 6 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 7 FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES
Chapter 7A [SFM] MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS FOR EXTERIOR WILDFIRE EXPOSURE
Chapter 8 INTERIOR FINISHES
Chapter 9 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Chapter 10 MEANS OF EGRESS
Chapter 10A SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 11 RESERVED
Chapter 11A HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY
Chapter 11B ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND PUBLICLY FUNDED HOUSING
Chapter 11C RESERVED
Chapter 11D MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR BUILDINGS WITH A PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
Chapter 12 INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 13 ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Chapter 13A COMMERCIAL WATER CONSERVATION
Chapter 13B CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS RECOVERY PROGRAM
Chapter 13C [RESERVED]
Chapter 13D COMMERCIAL LIGHTING EFFICIENCY
Chapter 14 EXTERIOR WALLS
Chapter 15 ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
Chapter 16 STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Chapter 16A STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Chapter 17 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
Chapter 17A SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
Chapter 18 SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 18A SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 19 CONCRETE
Chapter 19A CONCRETE
Chapter 20 ALUMINUM
Chapter 21 MASONRY
Chapter 21A MASONRY
Chapter 22 STEEL
Chapter 22A STEEL
Chapter 23 WOOD
Chapter 24 GLASS AND GLAZING
Chapter 25 GYPSUM BOARD, GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS AND PLASTER
Chapter 26 PLASTIC
Chapter 27 ELECTRICAL
Chapter 28 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Chapter 29 PLUMBING SYSTEMS
Chapter 30 ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
Chapter 31 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 31A SYSTEMS FOR WINDOW CLEANING OR EXTERIOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE
Chapter 31B [DPH] PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS
Chapter 31C [DPH] RADIATION
Chapter 31D [DPH] FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
Chapter 31E RESERVED
Chapter 31F [SLC] MARINE OIL TERMINALS
Chapter 32 ENCROACHMENTS INTO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
Chapter 33 SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 34 RESERVED
Chapter 34A EXISTING STRUCTURES
Chapter 35 REFERENCED STANDARDS
Chapter 36 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE (CRC)
CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE (CBC) APPENDICES
ADMINISTRATIVE BULLETINS
ELECTRICAL CODE 2016 Edition
EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2016 Edition
GREEN BUILDING CODE 2016 Edition
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TABLE 1A-L – PUBLIC INFORMATION
 
1.    Public notification and record keeping fees:
 
   Structural addition notice
Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
   Affidavit record maintenance
$15.00
   Posting of notices (change of use)
Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
   Requesting notice of permit issuance (each address) per year
Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
   30-inch by 30-inch (762 mm by 762 mm) sign
$15.00
2.    Demolition:
 
   Notice of application and permit issuance by area/interested parties:
 
      1 area (1 area = 2 blocks)
$96.72 per annum per each area
3.    Notices:
 
   300-foot (91.44 m) notification letters
Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One and One-Half Hour
   Residential tenants notification
Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
4.    Reproduction and dissemination of public information:
 
   Certification of copies:
 
      1 to 10 pages
$15.00
      Each additional 10 pages or fraction thereof
$3.50
   Electrostatic reproduction:
 
      Each page photocopy
$0.10
      35 mm duplicards from microfilm rolls (Diazo card)
$3.50
   Hard copy prints:
 
      8 1/2 inch by 11 inch copy from microfilm roll
$0.10
      11 inch by 17 inch copy of plans
$0.10
      8 1/2 inch by 11 inch copy from aperture cards or from electronic copies of building records (scanned or computer generated)
$0.10
5.   Replacement of approved construction documents:
 
      Each sheet of plans (Larger than 11 × 17)
ACTUAL COST CHARGED BY VENDOR
6.   Records Retention Fee
 
      Each page of plans per page of plans
$3.00
      Each page of supporting documentation (e.g., soil reports, structural calculations, acoustical reports, energy calculations, etc.) per page of documentation
$0.10
 
TABLE 1A-M – BOILER FEES
 
 
Permit to install or replace
See Table 1A-C - Category 8
Permit to operate (certificate issued)
Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
Renew permit to operate (certificate issued)
Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
Replacement of issued permit to operate
Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
Connection to utility company provided steam (includes permit to operate)
Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
Boiler Maintenance Program
$48.36
 
Renewal required:
1.   Low-pressure boilers every 12 months. (See definition of low-pressure boilers in Chapter 2.)
2.   Water heaters when alteration or replacement permits are issued.
TABLE 1A-N – ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
 
INITIAL INSPECTION
COMPLIANCE INSPECTION
Single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings
$158.10
$79.05
Apartment houses and residential hotels:
   Up to 20 rooms
$237.15
$118.58
   Each additional 10 rooms or portion thereof
$79.05
$48.36
Energy reports and certificates:
$48.36
Filing fee for appeals:
$96.72
Certification of qualified energy inspector:
$186.00
 
TABLE 1A-O – RESERVED
 
TABLE 1A-P – RESIDENTIAL CODE ENFORCEMENT AND LICENSE FEES
 
1.    One- and Two-family dwelling unit fees:
$52.00 per rental unit
2.    Apartment house license fees:
   Apartment houses of 3 to 12 units
$326.00 per annum
   Apartment houses of 13 to 30 units
$488.00 per annum
   Apartment houses of more than 30 units
$488.00 and $55.00 for each additional 10 units or portion thereof
3.    Hotel license fees:
   Hotels of 6 to 29 rooms
$256.00 per annum
   Hotels of 30 to 59 rooms
$470.00 per annum
   Hotels of 60 to 149 rooms
$584.00 per annum
   Hotels of 150 to 200 rooms
$660.00 per annum
   Hotels of more than 200 rooms
$660.00 and $55.00 for each additional 25 rooms or portion thereof
 
TABLE 1A-Q – HOTEL CONVERSION ORDINANCE FEES
 
Annual unit usage report
$96.72
1.    Appeal of initial or annual status determination:
Standard Inspection Hourly Rate pursuant to Section 110A of this code shall apply for Department Inspector’s work on such request plus fees for Hearing Officer
2.    Challenge to claims of exemption:
 
   Usage report
$48.36
   Claim of exemption based on low-income housing
$316.20
   Claim of exemption based on partially completed conversion
$474.30
3.    Complaint of unlawful conversion
$48.36
   Determination by Department of Real Estate and cost of independent appraisals
Actual costs
4.    Initial unit usage report
$316.20
5.    Permit to convert
$474.30
6.    Request for hearing to exceed 25% tourist season rental limit:
   Inspection staff review - standard hourly inspection fee
Standard Inspection Hourly Rate
   Statement of exemption - Hearing Officer fee
$316.20
7.    Unsuccessful challenge:
   Usage report:
      Inspection staff review - standard hourly inspection fee
Standard Inspection Hourly Rate
      Statement of exemption - Hearing Officer fee
$316.20
   Request for winter rental:
      Standard hourly inspection fee
Standard Inspection Hourly Rate
 
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