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(a) The storage, processing or use of hazardous materials shall comply with all of the applicable provisions of the Fire Code.
(b) Paint Shop, etc. No portion of any apartment house or hotel shall be used as a paint shop, as a gasoline or oil service station or for storage of any hazardous material, or as a vulcanizing shop.
EXCEPTION: The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any room or area in any portion of any apartment house or hotel building devoted to the retail storage, sale or use of any of the volatile flammable liquids referred to in this Section for pharmaceutical, medicinal, tonsorial or similar purposes; provided, that such volatile flammable liquids are used or dispensed from sealed containers not exceeding one gallon in capacity.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the storage or use of an amount of liquid mixing components as would be necessary for maintenance purposes of the building in which they are kept; provided, that if the enforcement agency determines that such storage or use of such materials creates a fire hazard or other condition detrimental to health or safety the enforcement agency may require that such materials be stored in cabinets constructed of incombustible material satisfactory to the agency or may require compliance with the applicable provisions of this Section.
(c) Vertical Opening. No stairway, elevator shaft or other vertical opening shall directly connect any occupancy referred to in this Section with any other portion of an apartment house or hotel.
(d) Skylight. No skylight in any special use referred to in this Section shall open into a court or vent shaft.
(Added by Ord. 399-89, App. 11/6/89; amended by Ord. 161-92, App. 6/4/92; Ord. 256-07, App. 11/6/2007)
Existing apartment houses shall have directions showing the location of utility shutoff devices, and instructions for operating such devices, prominently posted in a public area of the building.
All utility services shall have their location and shutoff devices identified as required by the San Francisco Building, Plumbing and Electrical Codes.
The following diagram and instructions, printed on paper at least eight and one-half inches wide by 11 inches long, shall comply with the requirement to post instructions for operating shutoff devices imposed by this section. (See Figure 712 at the end of this chapter.)
Notices required by this section shall be posted not later than April 1, 1991.
Any tools necessary for shutoff shall be located in close proximity to the shutoff valve in a secure location that is accessible to tenants but is not susceptible to unauthorized tampering.
(Added by Ord. 361-90, App. 10/24/90; amended by Ord. 161-92, App. 6/4/92; Ord. 256-07, App. 11/6/2007)
In all R-1 and R-2 Occupancies:
(a) Buildings with heights exceeding 50 feet, which are required to have an operable elevator per the Fire Code, shall have at least one operating elevator for the residential occupants’ use.
(b) Buildings that have an existing elevator, regardless of the height of the building, shall maintain at least one operable elevator for residential occupants’ use.
(Added by Ord. 350-95, App. 11/3/95; amended by Ord. 256-07, App. 11/6/2007; Ord. 245-24, File No. 240807, App. 10/24/2024, Eff. 11/24/2024)
