ARTICLE 15:
MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 703.	Concrete Sidewalks.
Sec. 703.1.	Brick, Quarry-Tile or Exposed Concrete Aggregate Sidewalk Surfaces.
Sec. 703.2.	Replacement, Repair and Maintenance of Existing Sidewalk Surfaces With Same Kind of Materials, Etc.
Sec. 704.	Asphalt Sidewalks.
Sec. 705.	Wooden Sidewalks or Stairways.
Sec. 706.	Owners of Frontage Responsible For Repair – Liability for Unsafe Conditions.
Sec. 706.1.	Notice to Owner.
Sec. 706.2.	Contents of Notice.
Sec. 706.3.	Director of Public Works to Repair if Owner Fails To Do So.
Sec. 706.4.	Notice of Cost and Claim of Lien.
Sec. 706.5.	Recording of Lien.
Sec. 706.6.	Collection by Bureau of Delinquent Revenue.
Sec. 706.7.	Release of Lien.
Sec. 706.8.	Revolving Fund.
Sec. 706.9	Alternate Method of Enforcement and Collection of Lien.
Sec. 706.10.	Pier 70 Lessees Responsible for Sidewalk Maintenance and Liability.
Sec. 707.	Award of Contract For Construction, Repair and Replacement of Sidewalks, Etc.
Sec. 708.	Sidewalk Improvement – Permit Required.
Sec. 708.1.	Sidewalk Improvement Unlawful Without Permit.
Sec. 708.2.	Permit For Construction, Repair, or Replacement of Sidewalks – Inspection Fee.
Sec. 709.	Emergency Orders; Accepted and Unaccepted Public Right-of-Way.
Sec. 710.	Excavations – Replacement of Sockets.
Sec. 715.	Construction Requirements – Automobile Runways.
Sec. 716.	Permit Required – Fee.
Sec. 717.	Permit Only to Owner – Restoration.
Sec. 718.	Existing Runways.
Sec. 719.	Runway Reconstruction.
Sec. 720.	Side Sewer, Side Sewer Trap and House Sewer Alteration.
Sec. 723.	Obstruction of and Encroachment upon Public Right-of-Way Prohibited.
Sec. 723.1.	Neighborhood Amenity (Love Our Neighborhoods) Projects.
Sec. 723.2.	Minor Encroachments.
Sec. 723.3.	Unpermitted Subsidewalk Encroachment into the Public Right-of-Way along the Central Subway Corridor.
Sec. 723.5.	Testing Emerging Technology Devices on Public Right-of-Ways – Permit Required.
Sec. 724.	Temporary Occupancy of Street – Permits Required.
Sec. 724.1.	Temporary Occupancy of Street – Fees to be Paid.
Sec. 724.2.	Temporary Occupancy of Street – Permittee to Repair Defects.
Sec. 724.3.	Placards and Signs.
Sec. 724.4.	Construction and Demolition Sites; Departmental Orders and Regulations.
Sec. 724.5.	Exceeding Permissible Use or Occupation Without Permission – Penalty Fee and Criminal Penalty.
Sec. 724.6.	Unpaid Fees and Failure to Restore Pavement; Wilful Noncompliance.
Sec. 724.7.	Temporary Occupancy of Street – Additional Permit Required.
Sec. 724.8.	Assessment Costs for Additional Street Space.
Sec. 724.9.	Temporary Occupancy of Street – Permittee to Defend and Indemnify City and County.
Sec. 725.	Debris Box Defined.
Sec. 725.1.	Authorized Uses.
Sec. 725.2.	Authorization Required for Placement.
Sec. 725.3.	Removal of Debris Boxes From Public Right of Way.
Sec. 725.5.	Placement of Boxes.
Sec. 725.6.	Reflectors and Striping.
Sec. 725.7.	Identification of Owner.
Sec. 725.8.	Covers Required for Transporting.
Sec. 725.9.	Penalties.
Sec. 725.10.	Removal of Debris Boxes.
Sec. 725.11.	Rules and Regulations.
Sec. 725.12.	Severability.
Sec. 726.	Mobile Storage Containers on Public Right-of-Way – Permits Required.
Sec. 726.1.	Siting of The Mobile Storage Container.
Sec. 726.2.	Individual Location Permit Signs to Be Posted on Containers.
Sec. 726.3.	Annual Permittee Deposit.
Sec. 726.5.	Insurance Requirements for Annual Permit Holder.
Sec. 726.6.	Additional Requirements.
Sec. 726.7.	Orders and Regulations.
Sec. 726.8.	Severability.
Sec. 727.	Drifting or Blowing of Sand or Dirt Declared to be a Public Nuisance.
Sec. 735.	Blighted Vacant Lots as Constituting Public Nuisance.
Sec. 759.	Transportation of Sand Over Public Streets Prohibited.
Sec. 760.	Permit Required – Revocation.
Sec. 771.	Draining, Etc., Oil, Greases, Etc., On Streets.
Sec. 776.	Blasting – Permit Required.
Sec. 777.	Blasting – Application For Permit.
Sec. 778.	Blasting – Fee to be Paid; Insurance to be Carried.
Sec. 779.	Blasting – Use of Explosives.
Sec. 780.	Blasting – Money Deposited to Defray Inspection Costs.
Sec. 783.	Property Below Grade – Barriers Required.
Sec. 784.	Lights and Barriers in Streets When Required.
Sec. 786.	Street (Major) Encroachment Permit.
Sec. 786.1.	Content of Applications.
Sec. 786.2.	Reports.
Sec. 786.3.	Schedule of Hearings.
Sec. 786.4.	Notice of Hearing.
Sec. 786.5.	Conduct of Hearings.
Sec. 786.6.	Recommendation.
Sec. 786.7.	Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Assessment Fee for Street Encroachments.
Sec. 786.8.	Maintenance Endowment for Street Encroachment Permits Where the Permittee Is Not the Owner of Adjacent Property.
Sec. 786.9.	Permits for City Departments, Other Governmental Entities, Tier 3 Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, and Temporary Encroachments.
Sec. 787.	Street Vacations.
Sec. 788.	Fees.
Sec. 789.	Title.
Sec. 789.1.	Purpose and Intent.
Sec. 789.2.	Commemorative Street Plaque Application, Design, Placement, and Installation Procedures.
Sec. 789.3.	Schedule, Notice and Conduct of Hearing.
Sec. 789.4.	Designation by Board of Supervisors.
Sec. 789.5.	Engineering, Installation, Safety, and Siting; Design Requirements and Guidelines.
Sec. 789.6.	Official and Commemorative Maps.
Sec. 789.7.	Fees.
Sec. 790.	Slip Resistant Manhole, Vault, and Sub-Sidewalk Basement Covers, Grilles, Grates, or Other Lids on the Public Sidewalk.
Sec. 791.	Public Improvements Gift Acceptance and Public Dedication.
Sec. 792.	Street Plazas.
Sec. 793.	The Places for People Program – People Places in the Public Right-of-Way.
Sec. 793.1.	Purpose and Scope; Definitions.
Sec. 793.2.	Permit Approval Process Applicable to Curbside and Sidewalk Shared Spaces.
Sec. 793.3.	Operational Requirements; Exceptions.
Sec. 793.4.	Violation of Permit Conditions, Operational Requirements, or Administrative Regulations; Enforcement Actions and Penalties.
Sec. 793.5.	Financial Records.
Sec. 794.	Autonomous Delivery Devices on Sidewalks – Permit Required.
Sec. 795.	Greater Downtown Activation Permits.

 

SEC. 701. REPEALED.

(Added by Ord. 312-88, App. 7/8/88; Repealed by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

SEC. 703. CONCRETE SIDEWALKS.

   Except where special permits are issued as specified in Section 703.1, 704, and 705, sidewalk supported on the ground in any public street or other public way as defined in Section 185 of this Code, shall be of concrete. The concrete sidewalk shall be at least 3½" inches thick with a non-skid cement mortar finishing coat at least ½ inch thick, except that the finishing coat on terrazzo sidewalks shall be at least of one inch thick and shall contain an abrasive aggregate mixed into the finish coat for its entire thickness in the proportion by weight of two parts of abrasive aggregate to three parts of other aggregate. All sidewalks shall be placed in accordance with specifications and rules which the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to prepare in conformity herewith and as required for public convenience and safety, such specifications and rules to apply to the quality and proportions of the required materials, the method of construction, and the type of finish. The finished surface of the sidewalk shall rise 1/5 inch per foot from curb grade to the property line unless a deviation therefrom is approved by order of the Director of Public Works.

   Sidewalk topping and wearing surface, when poured monolithic with the slab, may be included as a structural part of the slab, but the overall thickness shall not be less than 3½" inches.

   Sidewalks when unsupported by ground or constructed over excavated areas shall be constructed in accordance with Section 4301 of Article 43 of the Building Code of the City and County of San Francisco.

(Amended by Ord. 137-66, App. 6/14/66)

SEC. 703.1. BRICK, QUARRY-TILE OR EXPOSED CONCRETE AGGREGATE SIDEWALK SURFACES.

   The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to grant revocable permits to owners of fronting property or their duly authorized agents to construct sidewalk surfaces of brick, quarry-tile, exposed concrete aggregate, or other commonly-used sidewalk paving material as approved by the Department of Public Works.

   All sidewalks shall be placed in accordance with specifications and rules which the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to prepare in conformity herewith and as required for public convenience and safety, such specifications and rules to apply to the quality and proportions of the required materials, the method of construction, and the type of finish. The finished surface of the sidewalk shall rise 1/5 inch per foot from curb grade to the property line unless a deviation therefrom is approved by order of this special permit.

   The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to order the owner of the fronting property to remove the brick, quarry-tile, or exposed concrete aggregate sidewalk surfaces and to construct a concrete sidewalk in accordance with the provisions of Section 703 hereof, when in the judgment of said Director public interest and convenience require such removal and reconstruction.

   The order shall specify the time within which the work is to be completed, and also the time within which the owner must declare, in writing to the Director, his intention to do the work.

   The Director, upon receiving written notice of the intention to comply by the owner, or his authorized agent, may if requested by the owner, grant a reasonable extension of the time specified in the order for the completion of the work.

(Added by Ord. 137-66, App. 6/14/66; Ord. 310-10, File No. 101194, App. 12/16/2010)