San Francisco County Municipal Code Ch. 4 Repairs

Permit applications for required rehabilitation work shall be submitted to the Department within one year after the earthquake, and the work shall be completed as specified in Table B of San Francisco Building Code Section 106A.4.4. 405.2.3.1 Revise this section as follows: 405.2.3.1 Evaluation. The building shall be evaluated by a registered design professional, and the evaluation findings shall be submitted to the code official within 60 days of completion of the evaluation. The evaluation shall establish whether the lateral force-resisting system of the damaged building, including its foundation, if repaired to its predamage state, would comply with the provisions of [ ← ] this code for [ ← ] wind [ ← ] and earthquake loads. Evaluation for earthquake loads shall be required if the substantial structural damage was caused by or related to earthquake effects or if the building is in Seismic Design Category C, D, E or F. Wind loads for this evaluation shall be those prescribed in San Francisco Building Code Section 1609. Earthquake loads for this evaluation, if required, shall be according to section 304.4.