File #: 140021    Version: 1 Name: Hearing - Code Enforcement Policies and Procedures
Type: Hearing Status: Filed
Introduced: 1/7/2014 In control: Land Use and Economic Development Committee
On agenda: Final action: 8/30/2014
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Hearing directed to the Housing and Building divisions of the Department of Building Inspection, the Planning Department, the Department of Public Health, and the Fire Department to report on inspection and enforcement of city code violations in San Francisco’s buildings, including internal departmental procedures for inspections, pursuit, and referral of violations; examples of problematic cases; requirements for referral of cases to the City Attorney’s Office or departmental committees; description of types of cases, including examples, being referred to the City Attorney’s Office or departmental committees; number and percentage of cases not being referred for enforcement and whether lack of referral for enforcement results from the merits of the case or other factors such as budget concerns; yearly statistics, including the number of cases received, the number of referrals made, the number of cases closed; and record-keeping practices, including ability of the public to track process of violations; whether legislation is needed to ensure better coordination on code enforcement and more consistent enforcement, and referrals by the various departments.
Sponsors: Scott Wiener, Malia Cohen
Attachments: 1. Comm Pkt 020314, 2. Response Fire Dept 013114
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