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Part XVI›Article 10 — PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL AND AESTHETIC LANDMARKS

San Francisco Planning Code § 1007 Unsafe or Dangerous Conditions

San Francisco Planning Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 1007 · Text as of 2026-09-23

None of the provisions of this Article 10 shall be construed to prevent any measures of construction, alteration, or demolition necessary to correct the unsafe or dangerous condition of any structure, other feature, or part thereof, where such condition has been declared unsafe or dangerous by the Director of the Department of Building Inspection or the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention and Public Safety, and where the proposed measures have been declared necessary by such official to correct the condition; provided, however, that only such work as is absolutely necessary to correct the unsafe or dangerous condition may be performed pursuant to this Section. In the event any structure or other feature shall

be damaged by fire, or other calamity, or by Act of God or by the public enemy, to such an extent that in the opinion of the aforesaid officials it cannot reasonably be repaired and restored, it may be removed in conformity with normal permit procedures and applicable laws.

(Added by Ord. 27-67, App. 1/26/67; amended by Ord. 94-12, File No. 120300, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012) AMENDMENT HISTORY

Section amended; Ord. 94-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.

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