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Administrative Bulletins from the Department of Building Inspection The Department of Building Inspection periodically issues specific Code Interpretations as a means of understanding local implementation of building code requirements.

Building Code Interpretations - DBI

Category / Reference Subject SF Building Code Sections Date

Application of the 2007 San Francisco Building Code to a New building prior to the Effective Date of that New Code (January 1, 2008)

104A.2.7, 104A.2.8 November 5, 2007
Disabled Access 002

Wheelchair seating at counter/bar areas

1104B.5, 1122B November 5, 2007
Disable Access 004

Knee clearance at employee break room sinks 1122B.3, 1123B.1, 1115B.4.7.1 & 2 January 15, 2008 (revised from 11/5/07 based on CBC code change)
Disabled Access 005

Allowable shower sizes for housing applications 1127A.5.3, 1134A.6; Figures 11A-9H, 9I, & 9K May 22, 2008
Egress 001

Common Path of Travel with One Exit 101A.9.1, 1002.2, 1014.3, 1019.2, Table 1019.2 March 3, 2008
Egress 002

Removing Second Exit from Exist6ing R-3 Single Family Building

1019.2, #2 May 13, 2008
Egress 003

Removing second exit from existing R-3 two-unit dwelling

1016.1 & 1019.2, #2; Table 1016.6 April 30, 2007
Egress 004

Application of Table 1019.2 to allow one exit from stories

Table 1019.2 May 15, 2008
Egress 005

Exit barrier construction requirements

1005.2, 1008.3, 1011.3, 1011.5.1, & 1020.1.5 March 27, 2008
Egress 007

Application of exit access travel distance requirements to R-3 buildings

101A.9.1, 1016, Table 1016.1 November 5, 2007
Egress 008

Occupant Load Fractions

E1004, Table 1004.1

October 24, 2008

Egress 009

Determination of distance for common path of egress travel

1002, 1014.3, 1025.8 May 27, 2008
Egress 013

Egress for Multi-Level Residential Units Within an R-2 Occupancy 1014.3, 1015, 1016, 1018, 1019; Tables 1015.1, 1019.1, 1019.2 March 30, 2009
Fire Safety 001

Opening protection requirements for exterior walls for an R-3 occupancy

704.5, 704.8, Tables 601, 602, & 704.8 December 5, 2007
Fire Safety 002

Automatic fire sprinkler requirements for non-detached R-3 buildings

903.2.7 March 3, 2008
General 002

Classification as an assembly occupancy

302, 303, & 304 November 5, 2007
General 003

Designation of use of space 302, 1004.1 May 6, 2008
General 004

Maximum Slope for Vehicle Ramps

406.2.5 November 5, 2007
General 005

Earth to wood contact 2304.11.2 November 5, 2007
General 006

Guard requirements for “Green Roofs”

1013.2 & 1013.3, Exception #2 May 26, 2008
General 007

Replacing existing windows in an R-3 building

704, 715, 3401.2, 3405; Tables 601, 602, 704.8 May 27, 2008