Dear Customers and Stakeholders ,
We are pleased to provide the Department of Building Inspection ’ s 2018-2019 Annual Report . This past year was yet another busy building year , with the following highlights :
• We issued over 71,100 permits , and conducted over 159,900 total inspections with project construction cost valuations at 4,995,025 .
• We provided assistance to property owners resulting in more than 120 Accessory Dwelling Units ( ADU ) constructed – adding to our affordable housing stock .
• We achieved a 98 % compliance rate for the Mandatory Soft Story program , with over
2,900 properties having completed retrofit work , making the buildings stronger ahead of the next earthquake .
• Through our partnership with our community-based code enforcement partners , we assisted nearly
21,000 tenant households , and closed over 690 habitability cases through proactive actions by DBI ’ s Code Enforcement Outreach program .
• Through our partnership with our Seismic Safety Outreach Program partners , we reached more than 88,200 residents , and conducted more than 800 training sessions with 3,400 participants graduating as Community Ambassadors of seismic safety .
• We hosted our annual Earthquake Safety Fair , where more than 600 San Franciscans participated and 85 exhibitors provided invaluable information about action steps to protect their families and properties . Attendees learned about DBI ’ s important public policy programs , such as the Accessible Business Entrance Program ( ABE ), the City ’ s Tall Building Safety Strategy and how to build more Accessory Dwelling Units .
We thank our nearly 300 dedicated professional staff for their continued commitment to providing outstanding services to our customers that visit , call and email DBI daily .
DBI remains dedicated to advancing building and life safety by fulfilling its core services of providing topnotch plan review services , inspection services and code compliance enforcement .
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