Greetings from Director Tom Hui 
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As we have started our journey into 2016, it's always good to reflect on what we're thankful for as well as to lay out fresh new goals for the year. With that being said, I am extremely thankful for my diligent staff who come in every day to make San Francisco a safe, world-class city to live, work, and visit. We have been hard at work, carrying out our important role of facilitating timely construction and protecting building safety during this remarkable building boom our City continues to experience. As San Francisco continues to grow, we are also working to preserve the existing housing stock and keeping the public prepared by ensuring the seismic safety of our buildings and communities. We continue to implement City-wide earthquake policies such as the soft story retrofits of older, wood-framed multi-family buildings.
As for this New Year, my goals are to move forward with technology improvements to streamline our processes and make them more efficient and accessible to the public. We are also in the process of developing a Strategic Plan, which will be our road map for the next five years. One of the goals of that plan will be to improve our services by continuing cross-training for our staff members to ensure the highest levels of customer service.
Sincerely,
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DBI's Customer Satisfaction Survey
DBI's vision for the New Year is to move forward in continuing to improve customer satisfaction.
Last year we undertook a comprehensive study of our customers
to gain a better understanding of customer perception and satisfaction of our services. We are proud to say that these results show over a 65% satisfaction rate of DBI's professional services. However, even with these results we are already strategizing ways to continue improving our services.
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Is your property earthquake-ready? The Earthquake Brace + Bolt (EBB) program is providing property owners with grants up to $3,000 to seismically retrofit their homes. The retrofit is designed to lessen the possibility of earthquake damage by strengthening a building's foundation. Registration is open from January 20, 2016 to February 20, 2016. Learn more about
the EBB program. Are you not eligible for the program? You can still take action and learn more about
Earthquake Preparedness.
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Are You Prepared for the El
Niño Storms?
Tips for Property Owners
- Check your roof for leaks or missing/damaged tiles and shingles
- Clear gutters, downspouts and drains of debris and clogs
- Secure or remove patio furniture, i.e. umbrellas, chairs, tables, tarps and awnings to reduce wind-blown damage
- Inspect and repair exterior appendages (deck, balcony, stairs) on your property
- Prepare your emergency kit, have adequate supplies, and review your emergency plan with family members
Tips for Contractors
- Be aware of weather conditions and prepare job sites for storms as soon as possible
- Fill and/or cover up trenches and building openings to prevent water collection
- Remove tools, debris or any items from construction sites that can be blown away
- Protect ceiling and roof work that is in progress
- Secure scaffolding in anticipation of strong winds
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Super Bowl 50 is Arriving!
Super Bowl 50 events are happening soon!
Text 'SB50' to 888-777 if you would like to receive text notifications about
Super Bowl
traffic, transportation, and public safety issues. Read more about Super Bowl 50.
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Let's Get Social!
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DBI is the regulatory building safety agency responsible for overseeing the effective, efficient, fair and safe enforcement of building codes for the City and County of San Francisco's more than 200,000 commercial and residential buildings.
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Codes Corner
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Read up on our most recent code updates:
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Events
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Stay up to date on the most recent proposed and passed legislation affecting DBI. Here are some listed below:
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File 150494- Proposed: Ordinance amending the Planning and Building Codes, whereby the removal of any residential unit, legal or illegal, by demolition, merger or conversion, requires Conditional Use Hearing.
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- File No. 151081 -
Pending Committee Action: Proposed
amendment to the Building Code to authorize to stop all work on a construction project where known violations may be occurring.
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We've been working hard and hiring more staff to ensure we are providing the highest levels of effective and efficient service.
Please give a big welcome to our newest hires:
Jason Hui
Associate Civil Engineer
Jeffrey Watt
Plumbing Inspector
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