(a) Contents. The Department of Building Inspection shall provide a standardized form, that may be paper and/or electronic, suitable for conducting a valid energy inspection and certifying compliance with the requirements of this ordinance. Said form shall contain both an inspection form listing energy conservation measures required by the Chapter and a compliance certificate.
(b) Inspection Form. The inspection form shall be completed and signed by any qualified inspector, furnished to the building owner or the owner's authorized representative, and submitted to the Department of Building Inspection within 15 days from the date of completing the inspection.
(c) Certificate of Compliance. When all of the energy conservation requirements have been met, the certificate of compliance shall be submitted to the Department of Building Inspection by one of the following:
(1) A qualified energy inspector pursuant to Section 1206; or
(2) For a residential building containing one or two dwelling units only: the state licensed contractor who installed the energy conservation measures required as a result of the energy inspection; or
(3) An authorized agent of the Department of Building Inspection.
(d) Filing and Recording. Proof of compliance with the requirements of this Section shall be accomplished by submitting a copy of the completed certificate of compliance to the Department of Building Inspection which shall maintain a paper and/or electronic copy. A copy of the completed certificate of compliance shall be recorded by the building owner, or the building owner's authorized representative, with the San Francisco County Recorder's Office. In the event of a title transfer, it shall be recorded prior to or concurrent with transfer of title.
(e) Public Record. Energy inspection results and certificates of compliance shall be public information and shall be available for inspection by any interested person during regular business hours at the Department of Building Inspection.
(f) Limitation of Utility Inspections. Nothing in this Section nor in any other provision of this chapter shall impose any obligation on a utility to perform more than one visit to a dwelling unit for any purpose. Nothing in this Section nor in any other provision of this chapter shall impose any obligation on a utility energy auditor to visit a dwelling unit solely for certification of compliance purposes.
(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. 76-09, App. 5/14/2009, Eff. 7/1/2009)