Overview
Members of the Building Inspection Commission will attend this meeting in-person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely online as described below. Members of the public attending the meeting in person will have an opportunity to provide public comment on every item.
In addition to in-person public comment, the Building Inspection Commission will hear up to 60 minutes of remote public comment on each agenda item. The Building Inspection Commission will hear remote public comment on each item in the order that commenters add themselves to the queue to comment on the item. Because of the 60-minute time limit, it is possible that not every person in the queue will have an opportunity to provide remote public comment. Remote public comment from people who have received an accommodation due to disability (as described below) will not count toward the 60-minute limit.
To ensure the Building Inspection Commission receives your comment on any agenda item in advance of the meeting, please email dbi.commission@sfgov.org by 5pm on Tuesday, March 19th or call (628) 652-3510.
Agenda
- Call to Order and Roll Call.
- President's opening remarks.
- General Public Comment.
The BIC will take public comment on matters within the Commission’s jurisdiction that are not part of this agenda.
- Election of BIC President and Vice-President.
- Discussion and possible action to change the start time of the Building Inspection Commission meeting to 10:30 a.m.
- Discussion and possible action regarding Board of Supervisors Ordinance (File #240110)
Discussion and possible action regarding Board of Supervisors Ordinance (File #240110) amending the Administrative Code, Building Code, Business and Tax Regulations Code, and Planning Code to clarify the state-mandated, ministerial approval process and local, discretionary approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings, in addition to other requirements.
- Director’s Report.
a. Director’s Update [Director O’Riordan]
b. Update on major projects.
c. Update on DBI’s finances.
d. Update on proposed or recently enacted State or local legislation.
e. Update on Inspection Services. - Commissioner’s Questions and Matters.
a. Inquiries to Staff. At this time, Commissioners may make inquiries to staff regarding various documents, policies, practices, and procedures, which are of interest to the Commission.
b. Future Meetings/Agendas. At this time, the Commission may discuss and take action to set the date of a Special Meeting and/or determine those items that could be placed on the agenda of the next meeting and other future meetings of the Building Inspection Commission. - Review and approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 18, 2023 and January 17, 2024.
- Review and approval of the minutes of the Special Meeting of January 11, 2024.
- Discussion and possible action regarding Director O’Riordan’s performance evaluation.
(Continued from the Regular Meeting of January 17, 2024)
a. Public Comment on all matters pertaining to the Closed Session.
b. Possible action to convene a Closed Session.
c. CLOSED SESSION: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b) and the San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(b).
d. Director of the Department of Building Inspection – Mr. Patrick O’Riordan
e. Reconvene in Open Session to vote on whether to disclose any or all discussions held in Closed Session (Administrative Code Section 67.10(b).
- Adjournment.
Date & Time
10:30 am
Online
WebEx Webinar Password: 0320
Phone
Public Comment call-in number
Access Code: 2660 635 5861, then press #
To raise your hand for public comment on a specific agenda item press *3 when prompted by the meeting moderator.
Documents
Building Inspection Commission Agenda 3-20-2024
Building Inspection Commission Meeting Minutes 3-20-2024
Submit a public comment before the meeting
Submit a public comment before the meeting
If you cannot attend live, you may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to the BIC Commission Secretary, Sonya Harris, at sonya.harris@sfgov.org.
Comments submitted by 5 pm the Tuesday before the meeting will be included in the record. These written comments shall be made a part of the official public record and these comments will be brought to the attention of the members of the Building Inspection Commission. (Twenty copies are necessary.) This is pursuant to Section 67.7-1(c) of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
Call in and make a public comment during the meeting
Call in and make a public comment during the meeting
Each member of the public may address the Commission once for up to two minutes on any agenda item.
Follow these steps to call in
- Call 415-655-0001 and enter the meeting ID
- Press #
- Press # again to be connected to the meeting (you will hear a beep)
Make a public comment
- After you've joined the call, listen to the meeting and wait until it's time for public comment
- When the clerk announces it's time for public comment, dial *3 to get added to the speaker line
- You will hear “You have raised your hand to ask a question. Please wait to speak until the host calls on you"
- When you hear "Your line has been unmuted," you can make your public comment
When you call
- Make sure you're in a quiet place
- Speak slowly and clearly
- Turn off any TVs or radios
Sunshine Ordinance
Sunshine Ordinance
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review.
For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force:
- By mail at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
- By phone at 415-554-7854
- By email at sotf@sfgov.org
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
As a policy-making and supervisory body mandated by the City Charter, the seven-member citizen Building Inspection Commission will manage the Department of Building Inspection and the bodies subordinate to the Commission by overseeing the effective, efficient, fair and safe enforcement of the City and County’s Building, Housing, Plumbing, Electrical and Mechanical Codes, along with Disability Access Regulations.
Disability access for in-person meetings
Disability access for in-person meetings
The meeting will be held at the City Hall Building, located at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, 4th Floor, Room 416.
The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at 8th (at the United Nations Plaza) and Market Streets.
Accessible MUNI/Metro lines servicing this location are the J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, M-Ocean view, and N-Judah at Van Ness and Civic Center Stations; 9-San Bruno, 71-Haight, and 42-Downtown bus lines. For information about MUNI accessible services, call 415-923-6142.
The Commission meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible curbside parking spaces have been designated on the Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street perimeters of City Hall for mobility-impaired persons. There is accessible parking available within the Civic Center Underground Parking Garage at the corner of McAllister and Polk Streets, and within the Performing Arts Parking Garage at Grove and Franklin Streets.
Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available. Assistive Listening devices will be available at the meeting.
To request a sign language interpreter, reader, materials in alternative formats, or other accommodations for a disability, please contact the Commission Secretary, Sonya Harris 628-652-3510. Providing 72 hours notice will help to ensure availability.
Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call 628-652-3510 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such persons, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
Cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices
Cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices
The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair or the Interim Chair may order the removal from the meeting of anyone responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.
Language access
Language access
To request an interpreter for a specific item during the meeting, please contact the Commission Secretary, Sonya Harris, at 628-652-3510 or by email at sonya.harris@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.
For questions about the Language Access Ordinance, please contact OCEIA at 415-581-2360 and ask for the Executive Director or Language Access Compliance Officer.
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes are posted online 10 days after approval by the BIC.
Lobbying activity
Lobbying activity
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance to register and report lobbying activity.
For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, contact the Ethics Commission:
- Mail: 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102
- Telephone: 415-252-3100
- Fax 415-252- 3112
- Website: sfethics.org
Political contributions
Political contributions
SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code section 1.127 prohibits any person with a financial interest in certain land use matters from making a political contribution to any committee controlled by an individual currently holding, or seeking election to, the office of Mayor, Supervisor, or City Attorney.
Solicitation or acceptance of such a contribution is also prohibited.
Be aware that certain matters pending before or acted upon by the Building Inspection Commission may constitute land use matters under section 1.127.
Please visit sfethics.org to learn more about whether your involvement in such matters affects your ability to make political contributions, or contact the Ethics Commission at ethics.commission@sfgov.org or 415-252-3100.
Ramaytush Ohlone Land acknowledgement
Ramaytush Ohlone Land acknowledgement
The Building Inspection Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the Ancestors, Elders, and Relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.