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Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise.
(a) "Climate appropriate" means plants, shrubs, ground covers, or tree species that meet at least one of the following conditions:
(1) The species has a water use ranking of "low" or "very low" in Region 1 (North-Central Coast) as established in the California Department of Water Resources 2000 publication "Water Use Classification of Landscape Species" or subsequent editions as it may be updated;
(2) The species has a water use ranking of "no water", "little water", or "little to moderate water" in the climate zone for the planting location as established in the Sunset Western Garden Book, Eighth Edition, published by Oxmoor House on February 1, 2007 or subsequent editions as it may be updated;
(3) The plantings are part of an engineered stormwater management feature approved by the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to the San Francisco Stormwater Design Guidelines established by the Public Utilities Commission;
(4) The Department of Public Works, the Recreation and Park Department, or the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission has determined that the species, when watered for sufficient plant health and appearance, is low water use based on the agency's experience with the species, and the agency has added the species to the Low Water Use and Climate Appropriate Plant List maintained by the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission;
(5) The species appears on the San Francisco Street Tree Species List established by the Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry;
(6) The planting is part of a species test approved by the Department of Public Works or the Recreation and Park Department; or
(7) The species has been permitted at the site by the Department of Public Works or the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission based on wet soil conditions stemming from proximity to naturally occurring water features such as a high water table, springs, ponds, lakes, creeks, and wetlands.
(Added by Ord. 84-10, File No. 091453, App. 4/22/2010)
(a) The Urban Forestry Council shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Director or his or her designee on matters relating to this Article 16 and to tree management in the City. The responsibilities of the Urban Forestry Council may include but shall not be limited to the following:
(1) Studying the problems and determining the needs of the City concerning its street tree planting and maintenance programs, and advising the Director in this regard;
(2) Preparing for the Director an annual report detailing the state of the urban forest;
(3) Recommending to the Director appropriate species of trees to be planted on City streets or other areas under the Department's jurisdiction;
(4) Working with the Community Boards of San Francisco in developing guidelines, standards, and procedures for the mediation of conflicts between property owners over the protection of views, solar access, planting/removal of trees, and other tree-related issues;
(5) Working with the Director concerning the maintenance of an Urban Forestry Management Plan;
(6) Developing and recommending for Board of Supervisors' adoption uniform criteria for designating "landmark" trees and uniform criteria, rules, and procedures for the removal of "landmark" trees pursuant to Section 810;
(7) Making recommendations to the Director on appeals of applications for tree removal;
(8) Recommending to the Director information to be distributed to the public concerning the selection, planting, and maintenance of trees throughout the City;
(9) Recommending to the Director desirable City tree programs and activities, including legislation and funding mechanisms; and,
(10) Reviewing the Annual Report prepared by the Department of Public Works Bureau
of Urban Forestry.
(b) The Urban Forestry Council shall perform such other duties assigned to it under the Municipal Codes.
(Added by Ord. 165-95, App. 5/19/95; amended by Ord. 17-06, File No. 051458, App. 1/20/2006; Ord. 245-17, File No. 170985, App. 12/22/2017, Eff. 1/21/2018)
(a) Department's Jurisdiction. The Department shall have jurisdiction over the planning, planting, maintenance, and removal of trees in any street or other public right-of-way as defined in Section 244 of this Code; over any landscape material in any street median, center strip, or other landscaped portion of a public right-of-way; over trees and other landscape material in other public spaces under the jurisdiction of the Department; over hazard trees on private property as specified in Section 809 and 810A of this Article; over landmark trees as specified in Section 810; and over significant trees as specified in Section 810A.
(Added by Ord. 165-95, App. 5/19/95; amended by Ord. 17-06, File No. 051458, App. 1/20/2006)
(a) Maintenance. Except as specified in subsection (a)(1), the City shall as of July 1, 2017, have the duty to Maintain Street Trees, including Street Trees planted before July 1, 2017. Property owners shall be responsible for the care and Maintenance of the Sidewalk and Sidewalk areas adjacent to any Street Tree, other than the responsibility for Sidewalk repairs related to the Tree’s growth or root system, which shall be the responsibility of the City. The Department shall develop and make available to interested persons, upon request or through its website, public pruning standards to ensure that Street Trees receive proper care.
(1) Exceptions.
(A) If a private property owner plants a Street Tree, the City shall not be responsible for the Street Tree’s Maintenance until the Street Tree’s establishment. The establishment period for newly planted Street Trees shall be three years from the date of Planting. If the Street Tree is not established three years from the date of Planting, the Director may treat this as an Injury to the Tree, as defined in Section 802, and may seek penalties for violation, as set forth in Section 811.
(B) The City may enter into voluntary agreements with third parties for them to assume responsibility for Street Tree Maintenance and may continue to abide by any such agreements in existence as of the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 170985 amending this Section 805. The requirements for such voluntary agreements are set forth in subsection (c) below.
(b) Liability. The respective liability of property owners and the City due to injuries or property damage caused by the failure to Maintain Street Trees is as follows:
(1) Injuries or Property Damage that Occurred before July 1, 2017. Any person who suffers injury or property damage before July 1, 2017, as a legal result of the failure of a property owner to Maintain a Street Tree shall have a cause of action for such injury or property damage against such property owner. For such injuries and property damage occurring before July 1, 2017, the City shall have a cause of action for indemnity against such property owner for any damages the City may be required to pay as satisfaction of any judgment or settlement of any claim that results from injury to persons or property as a legal result of the failure of the property owner to Maintain a Street Tree.
(2) Injuries or Property Damage that Occurred after July 1, 2017. Any person who suffers injury or property damage as the result of the failure to Maintain a Street Tree after July 1, 2017 may have a cause of action for such injury or property damage against the City.
(3) Exceptions. The City shall not be liable for any injuries or property damage resulting from the failure to Maintain a Street Tree after July 1, 2017, in the following circumstances:
(A) If a private property owner plants a Street Tree, the City shall not be liable for such injuries and property damage until the Street Tree’s establishment. The establishment period for newly planted Street Trees shall be three years from the date of Planting. Until the establishment of a Street Tree, the adjacent property owner shall be liable.
(B) The City shall not be liable for such injuries and property damage if the City has entered into voluntary agreements with third parties for them to assume responsibility for Street Tree Maintenance. Third parties who have assumed responsibility for Street Tree Maintenance shall be liable for any injuries or property damage resulting from their failure to Maintain Street Trees.
(C) The City shall not be liable for such injuries and property damage, if the injuries or property were proximately caused by the adjacent property owner’s failure to Maintain Street Trees prior to July 1, 2017, before the City assumed its responsibility to Maintain.
(D) The City shall not be liable for such injuries and property damage if the adjacent property owner fails to provide the City with adequate access to the property owner’s lot for the purpose of Maintenance; in such instances, the adjacent property owner may be liable for any injury or property damage resulting from the failure to Maintain a Street Tree.
(c) Voluntary Agreements for Street Tree Maintenance.
(1) General obligations. If any private party enters into a voluntary agreement with the Department for Street Tree Maintenance, the agreement shall address, at a minimum, the following: 24-hour contact information for the Department and the private party, procedures for enforcing the agreement and/or remedying its breach, and security to reimburse the Department for any enforcement costs it incurs or any maintenance costs it incurs due to the private party’s failure to Maintain Street Trees.
(2) Development of Standard Voluntary agreements.
(A) Voluntary agreements by individual property owners. If an individual property owner wishes to assume responsibility for Street Tree Maintenance, the property owner must contact the Department and enter into an agreement that the Department develops regarding the property owner’s Maintenance responsibilities for the Street Tree adjacent to the property owner’s lot. The Department shall develop a standard voluntary agreement for individual property owners and make it available on its website.
(B) Voluntary agreements by homeowner’s associations, community benefit districts, and other legal entities representing multiple property owners. If a homeowner’s association, community benefit district, or other legal entity representing multiple property owners wishes to assume responsibility for Street Tree Maintenance, the entity must contact the Department and enter into an agreement that the Department develops for such Maintenance. The Department shall develop a standard voluntary agreement for homeowner’s associations, community benefit districts, and other legal entities representing multiple property owners and make it available on its website.
(d) Department Inventory. The Department shall use its best efforts to maintain an inventory of the location of all Street Trees that it must Maintain. Such information shall be made available to the public upon request.
(a) If a property owner has entered into a voluntary agreement with the Department to assume responsibility for the Maintenance of Street Trees, and a Street Tree subject to that agreement is within 150 feet of any portion of a general advertising sign (as defined in Planning Code Section ), the Department shall require a permit for the property owner to perform Major Maintenance on such Street Tree.
(b) Any permit for Major Maintenance of Street Trees specified in subsection (a) shall include a condition that the Maintenance work be conducted under the direct supervision of a certified arborist in accordance with this Article 16 and other standards that the Department adopts.
(Added by Ord. 245-17, File No. 170985, App. 12/22/2017, Eff. 1/21/2018)
(a) Planting and Removal by the Department.
(1) Planting. The Department may determine to plant a new climate appropriate Tree(s) in a Sidewalk or public right-of-way. When the Department determines to plant a new Street Tree(s), the Department will undertake Maintenance responsibility for such new Street Tree and shall send a courtesy Notice to the abutting property owner prior to Planting such new Tree. Any objections to the proposed work must be submitted to the Director in writing and postmarked within 30 days after Notice by the Director. The Director shall consider such objections and may hold a hearing, in the Director's discretion. The Director's decision on the matter shall be final and nonappealable.
(2) Removal of Street Trees. The Department may not cut down or remove a Street Tree, unless 30 days prior to the Removal date, the Department notifies all Interested San Francisco organizations and, to the extent practical, all owners and occupants of properties that are on or across from the block face where the affected Tree is located. In addition, 30 days prior to the Removal date, the Department shall post a notice on the affected Tree.
(3) Appeal of Tree Removal.
(A) If within 30 days after the giving of Notice for Street Tree Removal, as specified in subsection (a)(2), or if within 15 days after the giving of notice for Removal of a hazard Street Tree, as specified in Subsection (a)(4), any Person files with the Department written objections to the Removal, the Director shall hold a hearing to consider public testimony concerning the proposed Tree Removal. Written Notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing shall be posted on the affected Tree, provided in a newspaper of general circulation, and sent to the objecting party, the owner of the property abutting the affected Tree, and all Interested San Francisco organizations, not less than seven days prior thereto.
(B) The Director shall issue a written decision and order on the objections after the public hearing specified above.
(C) The Director’s decision shall be final and appealable to the Board of Appeals.
(4) Removal of Hazard Street Trees.
(A) No Hazard Street Tree shall be cut down or removed by the Department unless:
(i) The Department gives 15 days’ prior written Notice to the owner of the property abutting the affected Tree; and
(ii) Fifteen days prior to the Removal date, the Department notifies all Interested San Francisco organizations and, to the extent practical, owners and occupants of properties that are on or across the block face where the affected Tree is located. In addition, 15 days prior to the Removal date, the Department shall post a notice on the affected Tree.
(B) Hazard Street Tree shall have the same meaning as Hazard Tree in Section 802 except that a Hazard Street Tree is located within the public right-of-way.
(5) Emergency Removal. In the case of manifest danger and immediate necessity, as determined by the Director, the Department may remove any Street Tree immediately. After such emergency Removal, the Department shall provide Notice of the necessity for such action to the owner of the property abutting the affected Tree, all Interested San Francisco organizations and, to the extent practical, all owners and occupants of properties that are on or across from the block face where the affected Tree was removed.
(6) Replacement of Street Trees. If the Department removes a Street Tree under this subsection (a), the Department shall replace the Street Tree at the same location within 120 days of its removal, with the following exceptions and qualifications.
(A) If the Department removes a Street Tree and cannot replace it in the same location due to accessibility requirements or interference with underground utilities, the Department shall plant a new Street Tree in a new location as close as reasonably possible to the location of the Street Tree that the Department removed.
(B) The Department shall not be required to replace a Street Tree, if a private party has agreed to plant, within the 120 days of removal, and Maintain a new Street Tree at the same location, under Section 805(c).
(C) If the Department is unable to replace a Street Tree within 120 days of removal, the Department shall record, in a Delayed Replacement Tree Report, the Tree’s location, the reason for delay, and the date the Department projects replacement will take place. The Department shall promptly plant Trees listed in the Delayed Replacement Tree Report as resources are available or constraints are resolved and shall compile and track the average length of time that Trees remain on the Delayed Replacement Tree Report.
(b) Planting and Removal by Persons Other Than the Department.
(1) Planting and Removal Permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to plant or to remove any Street Tree without a valid permit for such work issued by the Department. All permits for the Planting or Removal of Street Trees issued by the Director for residential properties shall be recorded on the Report of Residential Building Records in accordance with Section 351 of the Housing Code. All work associated with a Street Tree permit must be completed within six months of issuance, unless an extension has been granted by the Department.
(2) Planting. An abutting property owner who desires a permit to plant a Street Tree shall apply to the Department on the designated form. If approved by the Director, the Department shall issue a permit to plant the specified climate appropriate species of Tree(s) to the applicant. There shall be no administrative fee imposed for a permit to plant a Street Tree unrelated to property development. The Director’s decision on a Street Tree planting permit shall be final and appealable to the Board of Appeals.
(3) Removal.
(A) An abutting property owner who desires a permit to remove a Street Tree shall apply to the Department on the designated form. The Department may grant or deny the permit in accordance with the following procedures and requirements. If the Department grants a Tree removal permit, it shall require that a Street Tree or Trees of equivalent replacement value to the one removed be planted in the place of the removed Tree or impose an in-lieu fee unless it makes written findings detailing the basis for waiving or modifying this requirement.
(i) Where an abutting property owner removed a Street Tree or Trees without obtaining a permit, the Department shall require that the property owner plant a replacement Street Tree or Trees with total diameter six-inches above ground that is equal to or greater than the total diameter of the Street Tree or Trees that were removed without a permit.
(ii) The fee for a permit to remove one to three Street Trees shall be $607 when the permit is requested to allow for development or construction; the fee for a permit to remove one to three Street Trees shall be $300 when the permit is requested to remove a hazard or a diseased Tree or to prevent damage to the sidewalk; the fee for a permit to remove four to nine Street Trees shall be $808; and the fee to remove 10 or more Street Trees shall be $1,214.
(iii) Additional Fees. The Director, in the Director’s discretion, may require an applicant or permittee to pay additional fees as set forth in Section 2.1.3.
(iv) Fee Review and Adjustment. Beginning with fiscal year 2010-2011, the fees that are established herein shall be reviewed and adjusted each year in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.1.2.
(B) Thirty days prior to the Removal date, the Department shall give Notice to all Interested San Francisco organizations and, to the extent practicable, the owners and occupants of properties that are on or across from the block face or adjacent to where the affected Tree is located. In addition, 30 days prior to the Removal date, the Department shall post a notice on the affected Tree. If within 30 days after the giving of such notice any person files with the Department written objections to the Removal, the Director shall hold a hearing prior to removing the Tree. Written notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing shall be posted on the affected Tree and sent to the objecting party and all Interested San Francisco organizations not less than seven days prior thereto.
(C) The Director shall issue a written decision and order on the objections after the public hearing specified above.
(D) The Director’s decision shall be final and appealable to the Board of Appeals.
(c) Planting and Removal by City Agencies, Commissions, or Other Departments. If a City agency, commission, or department other than the Department of Public Works desires to plant or remove a Street Tree, such agency, commission, or department shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection (b); provided, however, that for purposes of Street Tree Removal, the notice and procedures for Director's hearings set forth in Subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) shall apply.
(d) Required Street Trees for Development Projects. The Director shall require Street Trees for the development projects as set forth in this Subsection (d).
(1) Applicability. This Subsection shall apply to development projects that involve any of the following:
(A) the construction of a new building;
(B) the addition of a dwelling unit;
(C) the addition of a new curb-cut;
(D) the addition of a garage; and/or
(E) a net addition to an existing building of 500 gross square feet or more.
(2) Number of Trees Required. The Director shall require one Street Tree for each 20 feet of Street frontage of the property containing the development project, with any remaining fraction of 10 feet or more of frontage requiring an additional Tree. Any existing Street Trees located within the public right-of-way along such property that have been protected during construction and that the Director does not recommended for Removal, shall count toward meeting the requirement.
(3) Standards for Required Trees. New Street Trees that the Director requires to be planted under this Subsection shall:
(A) be planted within the public right-of-way adjacent to the property containing the development project;
(B) be of a species suitable for the site conditions;
(C) be a minimum of 24-inch box size;
(D) have a minimum 1 1/4-inch caliper, measured at 6-inches above ground;
(E) be planted no higher than the adjacent Sidewalk and provide a below-grade environment with nutrient-rich soils, free from overly-compacted soils, and generally conducive to Tree root development; and
(F) be watered, maintained, and replaced if necessary by the property owner, in accordance with this Article 16, and be in compliance with applicable water use requirements of Administrative Code Chapter 63.
(4) Waivers and Modifications. The Director may waive or modify the number of and/or standards for Street Trees required pursuant to this Subsection only as described below:
(A) The Director, in his or her sole discretion, may waive or modify the requirements of this subsection when inadequate Sidewalk width or interference with driveways, sub-sidewalk basements, or other pre-existing surface, sub-surface, or above-grade features render installation of the required Street Tree(s) in the required fashion impossible, impractical, and/or unsafe. For each required Street Tree that the Director waives, the applicant, at his or her choosing, shall either (i) pay an In-lieu fee pursuant to Section 802 or (ii) to fulfill all or a portion of the requirement, provide alternative landscaping, including but not limited to Sidewalk landscaping, in amount comparable to or greater than the number of Street Trees waived; or
(B) Only in those extraordinary and unusual circumstances where an applicant successfully demonstrates that an overriding City policy renders the Planting of the required Street Tree(s) inappropriate and both the Director and the Director of Planning concur, the Director may waive one or more required Street Trees. For each required Street Tree that the Director waives, the Director, in his or her sole discretion, shall require that the applicant either (i) pay an In-lieu fee pursuant to Section 802 or (ii) fulfill all or a portion of the requirement by providing alternative landscaping, including but not limited to Sidewalk landscaping, in amount comparable to or greater than the number of Street Trees waived.
(Added by Ord. 165-95, App. 5/19/95; amended by Ord. 294-98, File No. 98-0991, Eff. 11/2/98; Ord. 17-06, File No. 051458, App. 1/20/2006; Ord. 193-06, File No. 060778, App. 7/21/2006; Ord. 166-09, File No. 090722, App. 7/21/2009; Ord. 84-10, File No. 091453, App. 4/22/2010; Ord. 119-15
, File No. 150221, App. 7/15/2015, Eff. 8/14/2015; Ord. 245-17, File No. 170985, App. 12/22/2017, Eff. 1/21/2018; Ord. 1-22, File No. 210836, App. 1/13/2022, Eff. 2/13/2022)
(a) Departmental Planting Program. The Department shall continue its program of appropriate street tree planting along major traffic routes and commercial streets throughout the City.
(b) Neighborhood Planting Program. The Department shall continue to encourage and support neighborhood planting programs. Support may include, but need not be limited to, provision of trees and materials, sidewalk cutting and removal, planting labor, technical advice, and organizational assistance. The Department is hereby authorized to donate such funds, materials, and labor to neighborhood planting programs as are deemed by the Director to be in the public interest and in the interest of the promotion of the urban forest.
(c) Public Education. The Department shall undertake an on-going program of public outreach and education in order to promote public understanding of the City’s urban forest and public adherence to the standards and procedures established under this Article 16.
(d) Authority over Site Development Plans.
(1) The Department shall have the authority to review and comment on site development plan applications received by the City’s Central Permit Bureau that pertain to the planting, alteration, or removal of street trees. The Department shall also have the authority to review and comment on site development plan applications that pertain to the alteration or removal of landmark trees designated pursuant to Section 810(a) of this Article 16 and significant trees pursuant to Section 810A of this Article. Protection of such trees during construction shall be required in accordance with Section 808(c) of this Article. Removal of such trees shall be subject to the applicable rules and procedures for removal set forth in Sections 806, 810, or 810A of this Article.
(e) Public Works Adopt-A-Tree Fund. Pursuant to Section 10.100-227 of the Administrative Code, the Department shall maintain the Public Works Adopt-A-Tree Fund to enhance the urban forestry program.
(f) In-Lieu Planting Program. The Department shall develop and implement an In-Lieu Planting Program to offset the loss of street trees, significant trees, and landmark trees due to removal, destruction, or death. The In-Lieu Planting Program also shall compensate for the loss of trees required to be planted by Section 806(d), unless the Director has modified or waived such requirements under subsection 806(d)(4). The Department shall impose an in-lieu fee in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the Director where a street tree is destroyed, removed, or is excused from planting where otherwise required by Section 806(d). The Department also shall assess an in-lieu fee or such other penalty as set forth in Section 811 as mitigation for violation of the requirements of this Article 16. The Department shall follow the requirements set forth herein for payment of an in-lieu fee unless it makes written findings detailing the basis for waiving said requirements. As set forth in Section 811, in lieu fees shall be deposited in the Public Works Adopt-A-Tree Fund.
(g) Tree Adoption Program. The Department shall develop and implement a tree adoption program to allow persons to donate money for the purpose of tree planting and maintenance. Money donated to the City and County for the purpose of tree planting and maintenance shall be deposited into the Public Works Adopt-A-Tree Fund.
(Added by Ord. 165-95, App. 5/19/95; amended by Ord. 17-06, File No. 051458, App. 1/20/2006; Ord. 84-10, File No. 091453, App. 4/22/2010; Ord. 310-10, File No. 101194, App. 12/16/2010; Ord. 245-17, File No. 170985, App. 12/22/2017, Eff. 1/21/2018)
(a) Injury to or Destruction of Trees Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally, maliciously, or through gross negligence Injure or destroy a Street Tree, any Tree on City property, a Significant Tree, or a Landmark Tree. Removal of a Tree under City order or Removal in accordance with a permit issued pursuant to Section 806, 810, or 810A of this Article 16 is exempt from this prohibition.
(b) Injury to or Destruction of Landscape Materials Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally, maliciously or through gross negligence Injure or destroy any Landscape Material in any Street median, center strip, or other landscaped portion of a public right-of-way under the City's jurisdiction, except as authorized by the Department.
(c) Construction Work: Protection of Trees Required.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any construction work on private or public property without first taking steps to protect Street Trees, Significant Trees, and Landmark Trees from damage, including damage caused by soil compaction or contamination, excavation, or placement of concrete or other pavement or foundation material. If excavation, construction, or Street work is planned within the dripline of a Significant Tree, a Landmark Tree, or a Tree on any Street or other publicly owned property said Tree(s) shall be adequately protected. If any construction work results in the Injury or damage to such Trees, the responsible party(ies) may be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 811 of this Article.
(2) Prior to Department of Building Inspection issuance of a building permit or site permit, the applicant for a project that may damage one or more Street Trees, Significant Trees, and/or Landmark Trees shall submit a Tree protection plan to the Director for review and approval.
(3) Prior to issuance of a Public Works permit for excavation, construction, or Street work that will occur within the dripline of a Significant Tree, a Landmark Tree, or a Tree on any Street or other publicly owned property, the applicant shall submit a Tree protection plan to the Director for review and approval.
(4) If the Public Utilities Commission or Municipal Transportation Agency plans to perform any excavation, construction, or Street work within the drip line of a Significant Tree, a Landmark Tree, or a Tree on any Street or other publicly owned property, said department shall submit a Tree protection plan to the Director for informational purposes only.
(5) The Tree protection plan referenced above in subsections (c)(2)-(4) shall be prepared by a certified arborist and shall contain the certified arborist’s estimate of the total replacement cost of all Trees subject to the Tree protection plan. The Tree protection plan shall include a section for the applicant to acknowledge receipt of the total estimated replacement cost and the applicant’s understanding that failure to adhere to the plan shall result in liability for the replacement costs as well as any other fines, penalties, or fees for violating the provisions of this Article 16.
(7) An applicant's or permittee's failure to obtain a Director approved Tree protection plan pursuant to Subsections (2) or (3) above, shall be deemed in violation of the subject permit. The Director may enforce such a violation under the terms of the relevant Public Works permit, including a requirement that all work stop until the applicant or permittee complies with this Section. In the case of a Department of Building Inspection building or site permit, the Director shall request the Director of Building Inspection to initiate an enforcement action under the Building Code, including a requirement that all work stop until the applicant or permittee complies with this Section.
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