Fire and Life Safety Subcommittee
CODE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting of the
Fire & Life Safety Subcommittee
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DATE: |
April 19, 2004 (Monday) |
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TIME: |
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
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LOCATION: |
1660 Mission Street, Suite 2031 |
This Subcommittee meets regularly on the second Monday of each month at 1660 Mission Street, Room 2031. If you wish to be placed on a mailing list for agendas, please call (415) 558-6205.
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Public comment will be taken after each agenda item. Reference documents relating to agenda items are available for review at Suite 302, 1650 Mission Street. For information, please call Alan Tokugawa at (415) 558-6004. |
AGENDA
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1.0 |
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Call to Order and Roll Call |
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2.0 |
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Approval of the minutes of the subcommittee meeting of March 15, 2004. |
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3.0 |
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Discussion and possible action regarding consistent interpretation of requirements under Administrative Bulletin AB-037, Non-Complying Exit Separation in Existing Group B, F-1, M, S-1, and S-2 Occupancies. Specifically, the discussion will focus on the fire-resistive requirements for intra-tenant partitions that create complying tenant “compartments” for purposes of equivalent exit separation. The possible action will be to direct TSD to clarify or revise this administrative bulletin as determined.. |
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4.0 |
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Discussion and possible action regarding any proposals for revising the 2001 San Francisco Building Code and issues relating to fire and life safety. The possible action will be to make recommendations to the full Code Advisory Committee for their further action. |
| 5.0 | Statuses report on draft Administrative Bulletin AB-047, Special Inspection and Testing for Smoke Control Systems. |
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| 6.0 | Public Comment. Comment time is limited to 3 minutes per person or at the call of the Chair. |
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7.0 |
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Subcommittee Members’ and Staff’s identification of agenda items for the next meeting, 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. |
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8.0 |
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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 notify Chair Jerry Cunningham, P.E., at (415) 668-4252. The meeting will begin promptly.
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(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)
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ACCESSIBLE MEETING INFORMATION POLICY
The meeting will be held at the Department of Building Inspection, located at 1660 Mission Street, Room 2nd Floor. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at 8th (at the United Nations Plaza) and Market Street and 16th at Mission 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; 14-Mission; 14L-Mission, 26-Valencia, and 42-Downtown bus lines. For information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142.
The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible curbside parking spaces have been designated on Mission Street in front of Discount Builders Supply for mobility-impaired persons. There is accessible parking available at the side lot of 1660 Mission Street.
Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available. Assistive Listening devices will be available at the meeting. A sign language interpreter will be available upon request. Agendas and Minutes of the meeting are available in large print/tape form and/or readers upon request. Please contact Ms. Emilie Green at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to request for these services.
If you require use of a reader, please contact Ms. Emilie Green at (415) 558-6205 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to request this service.
Materials are available in alternate formats on request.