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City and County of San Francisco Legislation Details File #:  Version: 2 181213 Name: Building Code - Vacant or Abandoned Commercial 
Storefronts
Status: Type: Ordinance Passed File created: In control: 12/11/2018 Clerk of the Board On agenda: Final action: 3/22/2019 Enactment date: 3/22/2019 052-19 Enactment #: Title: Ordinance amending the Building Code to require vacant or abandoned commercial storefront owners  to pay annual registration fees at the time of registration; require annual inspections of registered  vacant or abandoned storefronts; update the penalty for violations of the requirement to register  vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination  under the California Environmental Quality Act. Sponsors: Sandra Lee Fewer, Norman Yee, Rafael Mandelman, Aaron Peskin, Catherine Stefani, Ahsha Safai, 
Hillary Ronen, Shamann Walton, Matt Haney, Vallie Brown, Gordon Mar
Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Referral CEQA 121718, 4. Referral BIC 121318, 5. Referal SBC 
010219, 6. SBC Response 011419, 7. SBC Response Revised 011619, 8. CEQA Determination 
012219, 9. BIC Response 011819, 10. Hearing Notice 020419, 11. Comm Pkt 020418, 12. Leg Ver2, 
13. Leg Dig Ver2, 14. Hearing Notice 022519, 15. Comm Pkt 022519, 16. Board Pkt 030519, 17. 
Board Pkt 031219, 18. Leg Final
Action By Date Action Result Ver. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE President 12/11/2018 1 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 12/17/2018 1 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 1/2/2019 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Small Business Commission 1/15/2019 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Small Business Commission 1/17/2019 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Building Inspection Commission 1/18/2019 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 1/22/2019 1 NOTICED Clerk of the Board 1/25/2019 1 NOTICED Clerk of the Board 1/30/2019 1 AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE 
WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Land Use and Transportation 
Committee
2/4/2019 1 Pass CONTINUED AS AMENDED Land Use and Transportation 
Committee
2/4/2019 2 Pass NOTICED Clerk of the Board 2/15/2019 2 NOTICED Clerk of the Board 2/20/2019 2 RECOMMENDED Land Use and Transportation 
Committee
2/25/2019 2 Pass PASSED ON FIRST READING Board of Supervisors 3/5/2019 2 Pass FINALLY PASSED Board of Supervisors 3/12/2019 2 Pass APPROVED Mayor 3/22/2019 2