Administrative Bulletins from the Department of Building Inspection

The Department of Building Inspection periodically issues Administrative Bulletins as a means of updating procedures or clarifying local building code requirements, and may also be found in the 2007 San Francisco Building Code.

Administrative Bulletins - DBI

AB-001 Preparing Administrative Bulletins
AB-003 Preparing an Office Policy and Procedure
AB-004 Priority Permit Processing Guidelines
AB-005 Local Equivalency Case-by-Case Application Procedures
AB-006 Accessible Restrooms Located within a Reasonable Distance
AB-007 High-Top Van Parking Equivalent Facilitation
AB-008 Elevator Cab Size Equivalent Facilitation
AB-009 Local Equivalency for Approval of New Openings in New and Existing Building Property Line Walls
AB-010 Local Equivalency for Approval of Communicating Openings Between Buildings on Separate Properties
AB-011 Use of Powered Door Operators in Lieu of Exterior and Interior Door Side Clearances
AB-012 Use of Powered Door Operators in Lieu of Level Landings at Doors
AB-013 Application of Disabled Access Provisions to Historic Buildings
AB-014 Dimensional Tolerances for New and Existing Construction
AB-015 Allowable Temporary Interruptions to Disabled Access
AB-016 Use of Panic Hardware in Lieu of Door Push-Side Clearance
AB-017 Exception to Requirements for Disabled Access to Vacant Spaces
AB-018 Local Equivalency for Approval of Emergency Escape or Rescue Windows at Courts and Lightwells
AB-019 Local Equivalency for Approval of Fire Escapes as a Required Means of Egress
AB-020 Local Equivalency for Exiting Through a Garage Area for Type V, Group R Division 1 Buildings
AB-023 Crane Site Safety Plan- For the operation of tower cranes on high-rise building structures.
[AB-024] Over-the-Counter Permit: Held for Revision]
AB-025 Pre-application Requirement for State Industrial Safety Permit for Certain Trenching, Demolition, and Construction Activities
AB-026 Noise Insulation Enforcement Procedures
AB-027 Illegal Unit Re-occupancy Enforcement Procedure
AB-028 Pre-application and Pre-addendum Plan Review Procedures
[AB-029] Procedure for Approval of Homeless Shelters: Held for Revision]
AB-031 Identification of Revisions on Pages of Drawings
[AB-032] Site Permit Processing: Held for Revision]
[AB-033] Site Permit Processing --- For project with valuation of $350,000 or less and only one addendum. [Refer to AB-032 for projects with valuation of $350,000 or more.]: Held for Revision]
AB-035 Procedure for Assigning Street Numbers (Addresses)
AB-036 Special inspection for demolition work
[AB-037] Non-complying Exit Separation in Existing Group B, F-1, M, S-1 and S-2 Occupancies: Held for Revision]
AB-040 Referral of Design Professionals and Contractors to Regulatory Agencies
AB-042 Board of Examiners: Request for Variance, New Materials, or Alternate Methods of Construction
AB-043 Ventilation of Public Spaces in Group R Occupancies
AB-046 Special Inspection and Structural Observation Documentation
AB-056 Disabled Access Compliance Status Documentation
AB-057 Local Equivalency for Approval of Roof Hatches in Lieu of Stairway Penthouses in Designated Buildings
AB-060 Information Technology Rooms Defined and Requirements
AB-082 Guidelines and Procedures for Structural Design Review
AB-083 Seismic Design and Review Procedures for New Tall Buildings
AB-088 Collection and Storage of Trash, Recycling and Compostable Materials
AB-093 Implementation of Green Building Regulations, more info...
AB-094 Definition and Design Criteria for Voluntary Seismic Upgrade of Soft-Story, Type V (wood-frame) Buildings