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New Ordinance NoticePublisher's Note: This section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 22-25
, approved 3/7/2025, effective 4/7/2025). The text of the amendment will be incorporated under the new section number when the amending legislation is operative.
1106D.1. Building Permit Required. A building permit is required to make any and all modifications to a building either mandated or authorized by this Chapter 11D. All work required by this Chapter 11D shall be considered by the Department to be barrier removal and no additional path of travel upgrade shall be required. Only those elements that are actually altered will be required to comply with the current requirements of this Code.
If a permit is required to remediate the entryway or the sidewalk, the Owner shall provide written notice to the business tenant or tenants of the building a minimum of 30 days prior to filing the permit application with the Department.
1106D.1.1. Historic Resources.
(a) For a building considered to be a Historic Resource, the plans submitted with the building permit application shall be prepared in conjunction with a Design Professional and in compliance with the California Historical Building Code, requirements of the San Francisco Planning Department, and guidelines developed and published by the Compliance Unit.
(b) As required by Articles 10 and 11 of the Planning Code, a permit application for a Historic Resource designated pursuant to Article 10 or 11 of the Planning Code must be approved by the Historic Preservation Commission unless delegated for review and approval without a hearing to Planning Department staff.
1106D.2. Alteration Work That May Be Included in the Permit Application. The only work that may be included in the permit required by Section 1106D.1 is: (a) the work to a Primary Entry or Accessible Entrance Route mandated by Section 1104D or (b) any voluntary disability access improvements authorized by Section 1109D.
1106D.3. Inspection of Work. All work completed by permit under Option 1 of Section 1104D
.2 for Category Two, Category Three, and Category Four buildings shall be inspected by the Department’s field inspector that is assigned to that district. If the work complies with requirements of this Chapter 11D, the inspector shall issue to the Owner a Certificate of Final Completion stipulating that the work complies with the requirements and shall provide a copy of the Certificate of Final Completion to the Disability Access Compliance Unit. Upon request, the Owner may obtain a final inspection and approval by a Department inspector who is certified as a CASp Inspector; the inspection fee set forth in Table IA-D of Section 110A of this Code shall apply.
All work completed by permit under Options 3 and 4 of Section 1104D .2 for Category Two, Category Three, and Category Four buildings shall be inspected by a Department CASp Inspector. If the work complies with requirements of this Chapter 11D, the inspector shall issue to the Owner a Certificate of Final Completion stipulating that the work complies with the requirements of this Chapter and shall list his or her CASp number where applicable on both the Certificate of Final Completion and the completed job card.
1106D.4. Completion of Work; Certificate of Final Completion. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, all work mandated by this Chapter 11D must be completed within the time periods specified in Section 106A.4.4 of this Code for Permit Expiration unless an extension of time is granted pursuant to Section 1108D. Any Certificate issued by the Department upon final completion of the work required by this Chapter 11D shall state that compliance is with Chapter 11D of this Code and not with the requirements of either the Americans with Disability Act or the California Building Code.
1106D.5. Valuation Applied to Future Projects. As authorized by the Building Code, the valuation of both the mandatory and the voluntary disability access improvements performed under this Chapter 11D may be used to comply with path of travel upgrade requirements in Building Code Section 11B-202.4 Exception #8 of this Code for any future project within the same building of portion of a building for a period of time not to exceed four years from the completion date of the work; provided, however, that only the valuation of the work described in 1106D
.2(a) or (b) shall be allowed for this purpose. In order to use the valuation of voluntary disability improvements for this purpose, the Owner must follow the recommended order of priority for making accessibility improvements set forth in Section 11B-202.4 of this Code.
New Ordinance NoticePublisher's Note: This section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 22-25
, approved 3/7/2025, effective 4/7/2025). The text of the amendment will be incorporated under the new section number when the amending legislation is operative.
The times for compliance with the requirements of this Chapter 11D are set forth in the following Table 1107D. The Owner of a building within the scope of this Chapter must submit all required forms, documents, and permit applications to the Department prior to the deadlines set forth in Table 1107D but may comply with the requirements of this Chapter 11D, or elect to comply with the requirements and procedures of the Building Code then in effect, at any time prior to the deadlines set forth in Table 1107D.
Category | Category Description | Submit compliance Checklist and specify compliance Option | File application for required building permit(s) | Obtain required building permit(s) 1 |
Category One Buildings | In compliance | December 31, 2024 | N/A | N/A |
Category Two Buildings | No steps but barriers | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | September 29, 2025 |
Category Three Buildings | One step with barriers | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | September 29, 2025 |
Category Four Buildings | 1+ step with other barriers | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | September 29, 2025 |
New Ordinance NoticePublisher's Note: This section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 22-25
, approved 3/7/2025, effective 4/7/2025). The text of the amendment will be incorporated under the new section number when the amending legislation is operative.
(a) For good cause shown, the Building Official may grant one extension of time for up to six months from the compliance timelines in Table 1107D. For good cause shown, one or more additional extensions of time may be granted by the Access Appeals Commission pursuant to Section 1110D; provided, however, that in no event shall the Commission extend the time to complete the mandatory work required by this Chapter 11D beyond June 30, 2028. The Commission’s decision shall be final.
(b) A written request for an extension of time shall be submitted to the Department or to the Access Appeals Commission prior to the time for compliance.
(c) For purposes of this Chapter 11D, good cause may include but is not limited to:
(1) The pendency of a request for a finding of Equivalent Facilitation or Technical Infeasibility;
(2) The desirability of coordinating the man- datory work required by this Chapter 11D with voluntary disability access improvements;
(3) Financial hardship;
(4) A legal hardship such as an existing lease; or
(5) A undue procedural delay by the Department or another reviewing City agency.
New Ordinance NoticePublisher's Note: This section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 22-25
, approved 3/7/2025, effective 4/7/2025). The text of the amendment will be incorporated under the new section number when the amending legislation is operative.
In addition to the mandatory requirements of this Chapter 11D, the Owner may elect to make additional corrections to the building or a portion thereof to comply with other State or Federal disability access requirements.
New Ordinance NoticePublisher's Note: This section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 22-25
, approved 3/7/2025, effective 4/7/2025). The text of the amendment will be incorporated under the new section number when the amending legislation is operative.
Any procedure provided under this Code to appeal accessibility issues is available in order to achieve compliance with this Chapter 11D. In addition, appeals to the Access Appeals Commission may be made in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter 11D and 105A.3 of this Code.
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