Code Advisory Committee
NOTICE OF MEETING
Regular Meeting of the
CODE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
DATE: April 16, 2003 (Wednesday)
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
LOCATION: 1660 Mission Street, Suite 2001
This Committee 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 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 and confirmation of quorum. (2 minutes)
2.0 Approval of minutes of the Regular Meetings of February 19, 2003 and March 19, 2003. (5 minutes)
3.0 Report, discussion and possible action regarding completion of new and updating of existing Administrative Bulletins. (30 minutes)
4.0 Status report and discussion regarding a procedure to reduce the number of "open" permits within the Department of Building Inspection. (10 minutes)
5.0 Discussion and possible action regarding a proposed ordinance File No. 030353 (Supervisor Gonzalez) amending the San Francisco Building Code by amending Section 106.3.3 to require proposed curb cuts to be shown on plans and specifications and by adding Section 106.4.1.3 to require curb cut or street tree
removal permits required for a project to be approved and issued by the Department of Public Works prior to the issuance of a building permit. The possible action will be to make a recommendation to the Building Inspection Commission (BIC) for their further action. (15 minutes)
6.0 Discussion and possible action regarding a new Administrative Bulletin AB-060 Information Technology Rooms defined and requirements. The possible action will be to make a recommendation to TSD regarding the direction for the further development of this draft of the proposed bulletin. (15 minutes)
7.0 Subcommittee Reports: (20 minutes)
a. Housing Code Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair: Jim Reed
Subcommittee Member: Jerry Cunningham, P.E.
b. Fire and Life Safety Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair: Jerry Cunningham, P.E.
Subcommittee Members: Charles Breidinger, P.E., Carolynn Abst
c. Administrative & General Design Subcommittee
Subcommittee Chair: Fredric Freund
Subcommittee Members: Dorie Lee; Arnold Lerner, AIA; Zachary Nathan, AIA; Tony Sanchez-Corea.
d. Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair: Charles Breidinger, P.E.
Subcommittee Members: Jim Reed, Jerry Cunningham
e. Structural Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair: James Guthrie, S.E.
Subcommittee Member: J. Edgar Fennie, AIA
f. Disability Access Subcommittee
Subcommittee Chair: Lee Philips
Subcommittee Members: Arnie Lerner, AIA., Zachary Nathan, AIA; Tony Sanchez-Corea, III; Nicholas Palter
8.0 Status of on-going programs within Technical Services Division: (15 minutes)
a. Update on technical corrections of 2001 San Francisco Building Code
b. Update on Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety (CAPSS).
c. Report on other current TSD activities related to code and procedure development.
d. Update on status of proposed codes for California.
9.0 Secretary's report on upcoming events, announcements and tasks for the CAC. (5 minutes)
10.0 Committee Member's and Staff's identification agenda items for the next meeting, as well as current agenda items to be continued to another CAC regular meeting or special meeting, or a subcommittee meeting. CAC discussion and possible action regarding administrative issues related to building codes. (3 minutes)
11.0 Public Comment on items not on this agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Code Advisory Committee. Comment time is limited to 3 minutes or at the call of the Chair.
12.0 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 Alan Tokugawa at (415) 558-6004. The meeting will begin promptly.