(a) Authority. The Director of the Department of Building Inspection shall administer and enforce all of the provisions of this Code. The Director is hereby designated as the authorized representative of the Building Inspection Commission in such enforcement. The Director is hereby authorized to call upon the Director of City Planning, the Director of Public Health, the Chief of the Fire Department, the Chief of Police and all other City officers, employees, departments and bureaus to aid and assist him in such enforcement, and it shall then be their duty to enforce the provisions of this Code and to perform such duties as may come within their respective jurisdictions.
Upon completion of an inspection of a structure or portion of a structure, the owner or occupant thereof shall be furnished by the Department of Building Inspection with a standard form which clearly and simply indicates the violations found and the sections of this Code which are not complied with. Copies of all forms used to enforce this code shall be furnished the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, to be held on file with the Board of Supervisors.
(b) Right of Entry. Upon showing proper credentials, which shall include a statement apprising an owner or occupant of his rights and obligations, authorized employees of City departments, when necessary for the performance of their duties, shall have the right to enter at reasonable times any new or unoccupied building and any building under construction, repair, alteration or removal and any other building when there is reasonable ground for believing said building or any part there of to be illegal, unsafe or a menace to life or limb; or in making their routine inspections as required under the License Code.
The procedures provided by the general laws of the State of California, presently codified as Sections 1822.50 to 1822.57, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure, shall govern the issuance, execution and enforcement of an inspection warrant in the event the owner or occupant of a building refuses to permit an inspection thereof by an authorized employee of a City department.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Order of Vacation. The Director of the Department of Building Inspection shall give written notification of any order to vacate to the Chief of Police who shall thereupon cause the same to be executed and enforced.
(e) Abatement. For abatement procedures, see Chapter 1A of the Building Code, including, but not limited to, Sections 102A.3 through 102A.8.
(f) Designation of Code Enforcement Areas. Whenever it is found to be in the interests of the people of San Francisco to engage in concentrated code enforcement on an area-wide basis, the following procedure shall be followed:
(1) The area to be designated for code enforcement activity shall be selected by the Director of the Department of City Planning and recommended to the Chief Administrative Officer.
(2) The Chief Administrative Officer, if that person approves said area as being acceptable for concentrated code enforcement, shall submit same to the Board of Supervisors requesting the Board to designate the area for concentrated code enforcement.
(3) Upon the Board of Supervisors designating the area and unless Federal or State funds are to be utilized which would necessitate filing an application for same, the Department of Building Inspection shall commence the inspection of every building and structure in the designated area to determine the condition of the buildings and to bring about compliance with the applicable codes.
(4) In the event the Federal government or the State government is involved in the financial assistance or funding of the program the first action by the Board will be to approve the filing of an application to the Federal or State agency for funding or assistance. Upon approval of the application by the Federal or State agency, the final contractual arrangements between that agency and the City shall require the approval by the Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Ord. 399-89, App. 11/6/89; amended by Ord. 161-92, App. 6/4/92; Ord. 350-95, App. 11/3/95; Ord. 256-07, App. 11/6/2007; Ord. 60-16, File No. 151085, App. 4/27/2016, Eff. 5/27/2016, Oper. 6/1/2016)