106A.6 Internal Quality Control Audit Amnesty Program.

106A.6 Internal Quality Control Audit Amnesty Program. This Section 106A.6 applies to Notices of Violation (“NOV”) Properties, as defined in Planning Code Section 187. Planning Code Section 187 creates an amnesty program for properties subject to NOVs resulting from the Department’s Internal Quality Control Audit (“Audit”) by exempting those NOV Properties from strict compliance with the Planning Code, provided that the property owner obtains certification from the Department documenting the status of the noncomplying conditions. The Department shall implement the amnesty program outlined in this Section 106A.6 to document the noncomplying conditions, and expedite the abatement of NOVs associated with Audit.

106A.6.1 Certification of Existing Conditions and Necessary Repairs: No New Construction or Intensification of Non-Conformity. The Department shall provide a streamlined process to verify existing conditions and abate any Building Code issues; provided that the application for certification of existing conditions shall be consistent with the Information on Plans and Specification requirements provided in Section 106A.3.3, and require the property owner to designate an architect or engineer of record. The amnesty program shall not authorize new construction, additions, or any intensification of structural non-conformity beyond what is determined by the Planning Department to be a noncomplying structure and/or nonconforming use pursuant to Planning Code Section 187.

106A.6.2 Abatement of Notices of Violation. A certification pursuant to this Section 106A.6 shall be sufficient to abate a pending NOV related to failure to comply with the Planning Code. Building Code violations must be brought into compliance with all applicable building standards.

106A.6.3 No Relaxation of Building Standards. The certification process in this Section 106A.6.3 may be used to abate a NOV based on failure to comply with the Planning Code, but nothing in this Section 106A.6 relaxes or suspends any building standards or the obligation to obtain a Building Permit to abate a NOV premised upon violations of the Building Code.

106A.6.4 Waiver of Fees. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Building Code, the Department shall waive all fees for applications and inspections necessary to obtain a certification pursuant to this Section 106A.6 and building permits necessary to abate any NOV issued pursuant to

the Audit, including the application fee for plan review, permit issuance fee for inspections, and any enforcement fees and penalties, such as inspection fees required under Section 107A.5 for work without a permit. The Department shall refund any permit fees and any related enforcement fees and penalties associated with abating a NOV for failure to comply with the Building Code issued pursuant to the Audit, regardless of whether the fees were paid prior to the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 250191.

penalties, such as inspection fees required under Section 107A.5 for work without a permit. The Department shall refund any permit fees and any related enforcement fees and penalties associated with abating a NOV for failure to comply with the Building Code issued pursuant to the Audit, regardless of whether the fees were paid prior to the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 250191.

106A.6.5 Streamlined Application Process. The Department shall develop a streamlined application process to facilitate and expedite review of applications filed under this Section 106A.6.

106A.6.6 Sunset. This Section 106A.6 shall expire by operation of law five years after the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 250191, following which the City Attorney is authorized to cause it to be removed from the Building Code.

(Added by Ord. 171-25, File No. 250191, App. 9/5/2025, Eff. 10/6/2025)