DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTION

City & County of San Francisco

1660 Mission Street, San Francisco, California 94103-2414

NOTICE OF MEETING

Regular Meeting of the

CODE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

DATE:                        May 21, 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 April 16, 2003.   (5 minutes)

3.0             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)

4.0             Discussion and possible action regarding proposed revision to San Francisco Building Code Section 3403.2.2.2, Structural Alterations, by adding Exception 2 that would allow alterations involving the first story of a Type V, Group R-3 Occupancy to be exempt from the seismic upgrade requirements of Section 3403.2.2.2, when such story has a proposed use as a garage.  The possible action will be to make a recommendation to the Building Inspection Commission for their further consideration.       (15 minutes)

5.0             Discussion and possible action regarding a proposed revision to the San Francisco Building Code to correct an apparent conflict with San Francisco Charter Section 4.106(b).  The San Francisco Building Code provides information regarding rights to appeal by the Board of Appeals on mailed and posted notices of permit issuance while the Charter restricts the Board of Appeals from hearing appeals for permits issued pursuant to a conditional use.  The possible action will be to make a recommendation to the Building Inspection Commission for their further consideration.         (20 minutes)

6.0             Discussion and possible action regarding a new Administrative Bulletins currently being developed by Technical Services Division.  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.  These Bulletins are:

a.            AB-060 Information Technology Rooms - defined and requirements

b.            AB-059 Mitigation of Asbestos Hazards During Alteration or Demolition

                                      (20 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, AIA,

                  Nicholas Palter