Department of Building Inspection

Code Advisory Committee

AGENDA

DATE: January 19, 2000 (Wednesday)

TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

LOCATION: 1660 Mission Street, Room 2001

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.

1.0 Call to Order and Roll Call (2 minutes)

2.0 Approval of minutes of prior Code Advisory Committee (CAC) Special Meeting of November 17, 1999 and the regular meeting of December 17, 1999. (5 minutes)

3.0 Nomination and election of the Chair and Vice Chair for the Code Advisory Committee. The term of office for each is one year and will commence with the CAC regular meeting of January 19, 2000. (10 minutes)

4.0 Report regarding the Building Inspection Commission hearing on a proposed ordinance (File #990442) which amends the Building Code by adding Section 106.4.1.4 to require the Structural Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations on all permit applications within the Edgehill Mountain Slope Hazard Area, which is generally bounded by Garcia Avenue, Vasquez Avenue, Kensington Way, and Ulloa Street and traversed by Edgehill Way; amending section 105.6.2 to enable the Department of Public Works and interested members of the public to select a member of the Structural Advisory Committee for permit applications located within the Edgehill Mountain Slope Hazard Area; amending Section 106.3.2 to require that the applicant for permit applications located within the Edgehill Mountain Slope Hazard Area provide substantial documentation that there exists sufficient infrastructure to support the proposed residential development and that the proposed emergency access routes meet standards in effect at the time of the application; amending Section 1701.5 to require special inspections throughout the construction process for sites located within the Edgehill Mountain Slope Hazard Area. [Supervisor Teng] (5 minutes)

5.0 Discussion and possible action regarding proposed ordinance regulating hazardous wastes on private property, and amending Building Code Sections 106.3.2.4.1 and 106.3.2.4.2 for clarity. This ordinance deals with permit requirements for analysis of suspected hazardous soils conditions, and results from the repealing of portions of Article 20 of the Public Works Code and relocating them to the Health Code and the Building Code. The possible action will be to make a recommendation to the Building Inspection Commission regarding disposition of this ordinance. (5 minutes)

6.0 Report, discussion and possible action on the degree of involvement of the City of San Francisco and Department of Building Inspection (DBI) with the State Building Code development process, monitoring of the State Building Codes, and current status of DBI code development process. (10 minutes)

7.0 Report and possible action regarding coordination of San Francisco Building Code items with The Departments of Public Works and City Planning. (5 minutes)

8.0 Discussion and possible action regarding CAC review procedures for proposed ordinances and resolutions, including automatic review by appropriate CAC subcommittees and requests for representatives from Supervisor’s Offices or other technical personnel to be present at discussions. (10 minutes)

9.0 Review, discussion and possible action regarding review of revisions to ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act - Accessibility Guidelines) requirements and possible ramifications to the California Building Codes. (5 minutes)

10.0 Report, discussion and possible action regarding review of standing (existing) Code Rulings issued under previous editions of the San Francisco Building Code. The report will give the status of Code Rulings assigned to the CAC subcommittees for review. (!0 minutes)

11.0 Subcommittee Reports:

a. Housing Code Subcommittee: (10 minutes)

Subcommittee Chair: Jim Reed

Subcommittee Member: Jerry Cunningham, P.E.

b. Fire & Life Safety Subcommittee: (5 minutes)

Subcommittee Chair: Jerry Cunningham, P.E.

Subcommittee Members: Charles Breidinger, P.E., Carolyn Abst

c. Administrative & General Design Subcommittee: (10 minutes)

Subcommittee Chair: Arnold Lerner, AIA

Subcommittee Members: Zachary Nathan, AIA, Frederic Freund, Tony Sanchez-Corea, Dorie Lee

d. Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Subcommittee: (5 minutes)

Subcommittee Chair: Charles Breidinger, P.E.

Subcommittee Member: Jim Reed

e. Structural Subcommittee: (5 minutes)

Subcommittee Chair: James Guthrie, S.E.

Subcommittee Member: Andy Forrest, P.E.

f. Disability Access Subcommittee (5 minutes)

Subcommittee Chair: (To be selected)

Subcommittee Members: Arnie Lerner, AIA., Zachary Nathan, AIA

12.0 Secretary’s report on upcoming events and tasks for the CAC. (5 minutes)

13.0 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)

14.0 Public Comment on items not on this agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Code Advisory Committee.

15.0 Adjournment.

Note: If any member of the CAC has not yet received copies of the 1998 codes please contact Alan Tokugawa at 415-558-6004.