Administrative and General Design Subcommittee
CODE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting of the
Administrative & General Design Subcommittee
DATE: March 19, 2003 (Wednesday)
TIME: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: 1660 Mission Street, Room 2001
This subcommittee meets regularly every third Wednesday of the month at 1660 Mission Street, Room 2001. If you wish to be placed on a mailing list for agendas, please call (415) 558-6205.
Note: Public comment is welcome and will be heard during each agenda item. Reference documents relating to agenda are available for review at the 1650 Mission Street, Suite 302. For information, please call Alan Tokugawa at (415) 558-6004.
AGENDA
1.0 Call to Order and Roll Call
Members: Fredric Freund, Chair; Dorie Lee; Arnold Lerner, AIA; Zachary Nathan, AIA; Tony Sanchez-Corea, III.
2.0 Approval of minutes of the subcommittee meeting of February 19, 2003.
3.0 Report and possible action regarding the interpretation of San Francisco Building Code Section 509.2, Height (of guardrails). Bulletin #2002-10 issued by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) makes an interpretation of Sec. 509.2 and directs local jurisdictions to apply a 42" height requirement for guardrails serving private outside decks and balconies in residential occupancies. After extensive review, DBI Technical Services Division (TSD) recommends that the Department's long-standing interpretation that a 36" guardrail height is allowed on exterior decks and balconies in the occupancies noted in Sec. 509.2, Exception 1. The possible action will be to make a recommendation to TSD regarding the direction for the development of an Administrative Bulletin clarifying local interpretation, intent and allowable minimum height for guardrails in residential occupancies as required by this code section.
4.0 Subcommittee Members' and Staff's identification of new agenda items, as well as current agenda items to be continued to another subcommittee regular meeting or special meeting. Subcommittee discussion and possible action regarding administrative issues related to building codes.
5.0 Public Comment: Public comment will be heard on items not on this agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Code Advisory Committee. Comment time is limited to 3 minutes per person or at the call of the Chair.
6.0 Adjournment.
Note to Committee Members: Please review the appropriate material and be prepared to discuss at the meeting. If you are unable to attend, please call Chair Fredric Freund at (415) 981-5780. The meeting will begin promptly.