Earlier editions: 2022
San Francisco Building Inspection Commission Codes Ch. 7 Installer and Special Inspector Qualifications
San Francisco Building Inspection Commission Codes · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco
Cite as: San Francisco Building Inspection Commission Codes Chapter 7 · Text as of 2026-09-23
SECTION 701 – GENERAL
701.1 Add the following section:
701.1 These requirements apply to installers and Special inspectors with regards to the requirements of this chapter.
SECTION 702 – QUALIFICATIONS
702.2 Modify certification number 2 as follows:
702.2 Special inspection. …
- Certification by a statewide energy consulting or verification organization, building performance contractors, [ ← ]
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home energy auditors, and ICC Certified CALGreen Inspectors.
702.3 Add the following section:
702.3 Special inspection. The Director of the Department of Building Inspection may require special inspection to verify compliance with this code or other laws that are enforced by the agency. The special inspector shall be a qualified person who shall demonstrate competence, to the satisfaction of the Director of the Department of Building Inspection, for inspection of the particular type of construction or operation requiring special inspection. In addition, the special inspector shall have a certification from a recognized state, national, or international association, as determined by the Director of the Department of Building Inspection. The area of certification shall be closely related to the primary job function, as determined by the local agency.
SECTION 703 – VERIFICATIONS
703.1 Modify the section as follows:
703.1 Documentation. Documentation used to show compliance with this code shall include but is not limited to, construction documents, plans, specifications, builder or installer certification, inspection reports, or other methods acceptable to the [ ← ]
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Director of the Department of Building Inspection which demonstrate substantial conformance. When specific
documentation or special inspection is necessary to verify compliance, that method of compliance will be specified in
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Administrative Bulletin 93.
CODIFICATION NOTE
- So in Ord. 227-22.
San Francisco, California
HOUSING CODE 2025 Edition
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
The 2025 Edition of the Housing Code contained herein is a reprint of the 2007 San Francisco Housing Code, as adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco on November 6, 2007, by Ordinance 256-07, effective January 1, 2008, as amended by legislation thereafter.
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PREFACE
PREFACE
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