Earlier editions: 2022
San Francisco Building Inspection Commission Codes § 907.0 Vent Stacks and Relief Vents
San Francisco Building Inspection Commission Codes · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco
Cite as: San Francisco Building Inspection Commission Codes § 907.0 · Text as of 2026-09-23
907.1 Revise the first sentence of this section as follows:
907.1 Drainage Stack. Each drainage stack that extends [ ← ]
The arrow represents the location of language that has been deleted by San Francisco from the applicable California Code.
six (6) or more stories shall be served by a parallel vent stack, which shall extend undiminished in size from its upper terminal and connect to the drainage stack at or immediately below the lowest fixture drain.
907.3 Add the following section:
907.3 Vent Stacks and Relief Vents. Every building in which plumbing is installed shall have at least one main stack which shall run undiminished in size and as directly as possible from each building drain serving said building through to the open air above the roof.
For the purposes of this section, the main stack shall be defined as the largest size stack that is connected to a building drain or sewer.
A vent stack shall be installed with a soil or waste stack whenever relief vents or other branch vents are required in two or more branch intervals. A vent stack shall be installed in accordance with Section 706.1.
The size of the soil stack shall be determined by the total fixture units on that stack as per Table 703.2.
Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.
Ask AI about this code