(ESIP Task A.2.b)
 

A facade failure in progress

 

 

On May 6, 2016, Mayor Ed Lee signed into law the Building Facade Inspection and Maintenance Ordinance. This legislation requires the facades of certain buildings having five or more stories undergo initial and subsequent inspections according to a schedule based on the original construction date of a building. The program was developed from extensive community and design professional input aimed at reducing the risk to the public and the City’s resilience from façade failure. It provides clarification to the existing requirements of SFBC Section 3401.2 and brings San Francisco up to the national standard of required regular inspection and maintenance.  Buildings will be safer leading up to an inevitable earthquake and provide for clear requirements for buildings after the earthquake.

 

Facade Inspection and Maintenance Working Group

The Earthquake Safety Implementation Program (ESIP) has convened a public working group of building owners, building managers, design professionals, city staff, and interested citizens to explore this issue. The working group is open to the general public and meets regularly at the EPICENTER. Meeting dates will be posted on the calendar.

The Facade Maintenance Working Group meeting at the EPICENTER
 

Meeting 1– June 28, 2013, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street
Agenda, Minutes

Meeting 2– August 7, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street
Agenda, Minutes

Meeting 3– September 18, 2013, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street
Agenda, Minutes

Meeting 4– October 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street
Agenda, Minutes

Meeting 5– February 6, 2014, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street
Agenda, Minutes

Meeting 6– June 17, 2014, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street
Agenda, Minutes

Meeting 7– March 2, 2015, 10 AM – 11:30 AM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street
Agenda, Minutes

Meeting 8– May 26, 2015, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street
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Meeting 9– July 27, 2015, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street
Agenda , Minutes

Meeting 10– September 28, 2015, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street 
Agenda , Minutes

Structural Subcommittee Meeting - February 9, 2016, 9:00 AM - 11:00AM, Department of Building Inspection, 1660 Mission St. Rm 4009
Agenda 

Full Code Advisory Committee Meeting - February 10, 2016, 9:30 AM - 11:00AM, Planning Department, 1650 Mission St. Rm 431
Agenda 

Building Inspection Commission - February 17, 2016, 9:30 AM, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
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Meeting 11– March 7, 2016, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street 
Agenda 

Building Facade Inspection and Maintenance Ordinance - Signed May 6, 2016
File Number 141118

Meeting 12– July 20, 2016, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, The EPICENTER, 245 Third Street
Agenda