Overview
See Agenda in Documents
Members of the Code Advisory Committee will attend this meeting in-person.
Members of the public are invited to meet in-person or to participate remotely. Please see the information on Page 3 for remote meeting access.
Remote Access to Information and Participation
PUBLIC COMMENT CALL-IN: 1-415-655-0001 Access Code: 2497 299 6138 ID: 7922 3782
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Note: Public comment is welcome and will be heard during each agenda item. Reference documents relating to agenda are available for review at the 49 South Van Ness Ave, 2nd Floor, Technical Services Counter. For information, please email ken.hu@sfgov.org.
Agenda
- Call to Order, Roll Call and confirmation of quorum.
Members of the Code Advisory Committee
Ned Fennie, A.I.A., Chair
Stephen Harris, S.E., Vice-Chair
Gina Centoni
Marc Cunningham
Ira Dorter
Henry Karnilowicz
Arnie Lerner, FAIA, CASp
Don Libbey, P.E.
Zachary Nathan, AIA, CASp
Deepak Patankar, AIA, LEED AP
Jim Reed
Jonathan Rodriguez
Brian Salyers, F.P.E.
Tony Sanchez-Corea, III
Paul Staley
John Tostanoski
Rene’ Vignos, S.E - Approval of the minutes of the Code Advisory Committee regular meeting of March 13, 2024.
- Recognition by the Building Inspection Commission for all members of the Code Advisory Committee.
- Discussion and possible action regarding proposed ordinance
Discussion and possible action regarding proposed ordinance amending the Building Code to extend the deadlines for existing buildings with a place of public accommodation to comply with the requirement to have all primary entries and paths of travel into the building accessible to persons with disabilities or to receive a City determination of equivalent facilitation, technical infeasibility, or unreasonable hardship; to extend the period for granting extensions from those deadlines; and to extend the time for the Department of Building Inspection’s Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the disability access improvement program.. (File # 240297)
Possible action would be to make a recommendation to the Building Inspection Commission for their further action. - Discussion and possible action regarding draft language for seismic retrofit criteria
Discussion and possible action regarding draft language for seismic retrofit criteria for certain concrete buildings and certain rigid-wall-flexible diaphragm (RWFD) buildings, applicable to the 2022 San Francisco Existing Building Code. Reference Mayor’s Directive 24-01.
The possible action would be to make a recommendation to the Department of Building Inspection for their further action. - Review of communication items. The Committee may discuss or acknowledge communication items received for discussion.
Review of communication items. The Committee may discuss or acknowledge communication items received for discussion.
• Special meetings in the first week of June
• Fee increase
• Updates on actions taken by the BIC and BOS regarding proposed ordinances that were discussed and voted on by the CAC in 2023 - Public Comments
Public Comments on items not on this agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Code Advisory Committee. Comment time is limited to 3-minutes or as determined by of the Chairperson.
- Committee comments on items not on this agenda.
- Subcommittee Reports: (Discussion & possible action)
a. Housing Code Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair: Henry Karnilowicz
Subcommittee Members: Ira Dorter; Jim Reed; Paul Staley
b. Mechanical Electrical Plumbing & Fire Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair: Brian Salyers, F.P.E.
Subcommittee Members: Henry Karnilowicz; Jim Reed; John Tostanoski
c. Administrative & General Design and Disability Access Subcommittee
Subcommittee Chair: Jonathan Rodriguez
Subcommittee Members: Arnie Lerner, F.A.IA., CASp; Zachary Nathan, A.I.A., CASp; Henry Karnilowicz; Tony Sanchez-Corea; Deepak Patankar, AIA, LEED AP
d. Structural Subcommittee
Subcommittee Chair: Stephen Harris, S.E.
Subcommittee Members: Rene’ Vignos, S.E., LEED A.P.; Marc Cunningham; Ned Fennie, AIA; Don Libbey, P.E.
e. Green Building Subcommittee
Subcommittee Chair: Zachary Nathan, AIA, CASp
Subcommittee Members: Jonathan Rodriguez; Gina Centoni; Henry Karnilowicz - Future agenda items
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.
- Adjournment
Date & Time
9:30 am to 11:00 am
Online
Phone
Documents
Code Advisory Committee Agenda 05-08-2024
Code Advisory Committee 03-13-2024 min draft
Programs/Agenda Items discussed and/or approved by the Code Advisory Committee in 2023
Concrete Building Safety Program Powerpoint Presentation
Draft Language for Seismic Retrofit Criteria
3-28-24 Memorandum
Submit a public comment before the meeting
Submit a public comment before the meeting
If you cannot attend live, you may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to ken.hu@sfgov.org.
Comments submitted by 5 pm the Tuesday before the meeting will be included in the record. These written comments shall be made a part of the official public record and these comments will be brought to the attention of the commission members. This is pursuant to Section 67.7-1(c) of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
Call in and make a public comment during the meeting
Call in and make a public comment during the meeting
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Sunshine Ordinance
Sunshine Ordinance
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For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force:
- By mail at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
- By phone at 415-554-7854
- By email at sotf@sfgov.org
Disability access for in-person meetings
Disability access for in-person meetings
The meeting will be held at the City Hall Building, located at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, 4th Floor, Room 416.
The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at 8th (at the United Nations Plaza) and Market 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; 9-San Bruno, 71-Haight, and 42-Downtown bus lines. For information about MUNI accessible services, call 415-923-6142.
The Commission meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible curbside parking spaces have been designated on the Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street perimeters of City Hall for mobility-impaired persons. There is accessible parking available within the Civic Center Underground Parking Garage at the corner of McAllister and Polk Streets, and within the Performing Arts Parking Garage at Grove and Franklin Streets.
Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available. Assistive Listening devices will be available at the meeting.
To request a sign language interpreter, reader, materials in alternative formats, or other accommodations for a disability, please contact the Commission Secretary, Sonya Harris 628-652-3510. Providing 72 hours notice will help to ensure availability.
Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call 628-652-3510 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such persons, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
Cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices
Cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices
The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair or the Interim Chair may order the removal from the meeting of anyone responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.
Language access
Language access
To request an interpreter for a specific item during the meeting, please contact ken.hu@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.
For questions about the Language Access Ordinance, please contact OCEIA at 415-581-2360 and ask for the Executive Director or Language Access Compliance Officer.
Lobbying activity
Lobbying activity
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For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, contact the Ethics Commission:
- Mail: 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102
- Telephone: 415-252-3100
- Fax 415-252- 3112
- Website: sfethics.org