SEC. 4.1. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS; ADMINISTRATION AND PROTECTION.

The Director of Administrative Services shall have charge of all public buildings and grounds of the City and County not otherwise under the jurisdiction and control of an officer, board or commission of said City and County, including the allocation of office space therein, and shall have the power to prescribe rules and regulations for the administration and protection of any of said buildings and grounds.

Copies of any rule or regulation prescribed by the Director of Administrative Services pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the public building or grounds to which said rule or regulation applies.

(Added by Ord. 88-72, App. 4/7/72; amended by Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)

(a) Fee Schedule. The Director of Administrative Services, or their designated officer, (the “DAS”) is hereby authorized to establish and charge for the use of City Hall in accordance with the following schedule:

(1) Short Term License Fees (“Event Fees”). The DAS shall charge a party (a “Licensee”) who enters into a Short Term License Agreement for the use of City Hall in accordance with the following schedule:

(A) One-Hour Wedding: $1,200 for 1 – 100 guests.

(B) Two-Hour Wedding:

(i) $6,000 for 1 – 200 guests.

(ii) $6,000 plus $4 per guest for each guest over 200.

(C) South Light Court: $6,500 for 1 – 200 guests.

(D) North Light Court: $6,500 for 1 – 200 guests.

(E) Rotunda and one Light Court: $12,000 for 1 – 499 guests.

(F) Rotunda and both Light Courts:

(i) $15,000 for 1 – 999 guests.

(ii) $17,500 for 1,000 – 1,499 guests.

(iii) $22,500 for 1,500 – 1,999 guests.

(iv) $27,500 for 2,000 – 2,499 guests.

(v) $32,500 for 2,500 – 3,000 guests.

(G) Early Access (Weekday Rotunda): $1000 per hour before 4 p.m.

(H) Early Access (Weekday Light Court): $500 per hour per room before 2 p.m. for the North Light Court and before 4 p.m. for the South Light Court.

(I) Early Access (Weekend all rooms): $500 per hour per room before 2 p.m. for the North Light Court and before 4 p.m. for the South Light Court and the Rotunda.

(J) Late Access (Guest Event): $5,000 per hour after 12 p.m.

(K) Late Access (Load-Out): $500 per hour after 2 a.m.

(L) Set-Up Day: 50% of the rental fee.

(M) Exterior Lighting: $5,000.

(N) Insurance: $3.00 per guest.

(O) Chair (Chivari): $7.50 per chair.

(P) Chair (Folding): $3.50 per chair.

(Q) Easel: $7.00 per easel.

(R) Stage with Skirting: $200 per stage.

(S) Stanchion (Pair): $15 per pair.

(T) Banquet Table – 6 feet by 18 inches: $7.50 per table.

(U) Banquet Table – 6 feet by 30 inches: $7.50 per table.

(V) Banquet Table – 8 feet by 18 inches: $7.50 per table.

(W) Banquet Table – 8 feet by 30 inches: $7.50 per table.

(X) Round Table – 60 inches: $7.50 per table.

Beginning with Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the fees set pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 4.1-2 shall be adjusted each year, without further action by the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”), to reflect changes in the relevant Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Controller without further action by the Board.

In addition, the DAS may also establish and charge other fees, including, but not limited to, fees for security, building personnel, cleaning, cleaning supplies, and kitchen equipment management that the DAS determines are necessary to cover the total costs to the City for each Event. The DAS, in the DAS’s discretion, shall establish standard reduced fee rates for non-profit organizations.

(2) Fees for Filming and Photographing Activity. The DAS may charge fees for filming and photographing activities (“Filming Activity”) that do not exceed the Event Fees under Section 4.1-2(a)(1), as adjusted from time to time. The DAS may negotiate lower fees with a party interested in conducting Filming Activity in City Hall (a “Contractor”) based on factors such as the duration, time period, and space required for filming or photographing, the number of people involved in the Filming Activity, and the non-profit status of the Contractor.

(3) Fees for Tours of City Hall. The DAS may charge fees for docent-led group tours of City Hall, other than regularly scheduled free tours (“special group tours”). The DAS may charge up to $75 for special group tours of up to 30 people and up to $125 for special group tours of over 30 people. However, school group tours for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade shall be provided free of charge.

(b) Ratification of Prior Fees. All fees previously charged for the use of City Hall since its opening in January 1999 and before the effective date of this Section or the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 250591 amending subsection 4.1-2(a) are hereby ratified.

(Added by Ord. 188-99, File No. 990690, App. 7/1/99; amended by Ord. 125-25, File No. 250591, App. 8/1/2025, Eff. 9/1/2025)

This Section 4.1-3 shall apply to all buildings on land owned by the City and County of San Francisco ("City") and all buildings that are leased to or by the City, whether such buildings are new or existing. For existing buildings, the City department or agency with jurisdiction over the building shall have six months from the effective date of this Section to comply with the requirements.

(a) New Construction. At least one all-gender toilet facility shall be provided on each floor in any new building constructed on City-owned land or that is constructed by or for the City where toilet facilities are required or provided. For purposes of this subsection (a) and subsection (b), below, "allgender toilet facility" means a toilet facility that is not restricted to use by persons of a specific sex or gender identity by signage, design, or installation of fixtures.

(b) Existing Buildings. Unless not allowed by an existing lease, whenever extensive renovations are made on one or more floors in any building on land that the City owns or in a building that is leased to or by the City, at least one all-gender toilet facility shall be provided on each floor where the renovations take place and toilet facilities are required or provided. For purposes of this subsection (b), "extensive renovations" shall mean a renovation where the renovation construction costs exceed 50% of the costs of providing toilet facilities that comply with the requirements of this Section 4.1-3.

(c) If there are five or more toilet facilities in the building that are designed for use by multiple occupants, at least one such facility in the building shall be identified as all-gender by the recognized California geometric symbol for such facilities so long as the minimum number of separate male and female toilet facilities required by Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations is maintained. The City official with management authority over the building shall decide which toilet facilities shall be designated.

(d) Nothing in this Section 4.1-3 shall be construed as requiring or authorizing (1) a reduction in the number of toilet facilities that are required by Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or (2) a reduction in the number of toilet facilities accessible to persons with disabilities that are otherwise required under either Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

(Added by Ord. 53-16, File No. 160024, App. 4/22/2016, Eff. 5/22/2016)

(a) This Section 4.1-4 shall apply to all buildings on land owned by the City and County of San Francisco (“City”) and all buildings that are leased to the City, and available for use by the public (collectively, “public buildings”), whether such buildings are new or existing. For existing public buildings, the City department or agency with jurisdiction over the building shall have 12 months from the effective date of this Section 4.1-4 to comply with the requirements; provided nothing in this Section 4.1-4 shall be interpreted or applied so as to violate or impair an existing contract or lease.

(b) Each City department or agency with jurisdiction over a public building shall install and maintain, at each floor level in the public building that includes restrooms available for use by the public, at least one Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodation that is available for use by women and one that

is available for use by men, or a single Diaper-Changing Accommodation that is available for use by all genders. For purposes of this Section 4.1-4, a Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodation means a safe, sanitary, and convenient baby diaper-changing station, or similar amenity. Such accommodations may include, but are not limited to, work surfaces, stations, decks, and tables in women’s and men’s restrooms or all-gender restrooms. Each public building shall provide signage at or near its entrance indicating the location of the Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodations.

(c) The installation of all Baby Diaper- Changing Accommodations shall comply with City, State, and Federal laws relating to access to persons with disabilities.

(d) Waivers.

(1) For public buildings that are leased to and occupied by the City, the requirements of this Section 4.1-4 may be waived if the Director of the Department of Building Inspection or his or her designee, in consultation with the Mayor’s Office on Disability, determines that the building cannot install the Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodations required by this Section and comply with City, State, or Federal laws relating to access to persons with disabilities, including Section 11B-226.4 of the California Building Code, or that installation of the Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodation is otherwise infeasible due to spatial or structural limitations.

(2) For public buildings that are under the jurisdiction and control of a City department, the requirements of this Section 4.1-4 may be waived if the department head, in consultation with the Director of the Department of Building Inspection and the Mayor’s Office on Disability, determines that the public building cannot install the Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodations required by this Section and comply with City, State, or Federal laws relating to access to persons with disabilities, including Section 11B-226.4 of the California Building Code, or that installation of the Baby DiaperChanging Accommodation is otherwise infeasible due to spatial or structural limitations.

, determines that the public building cannot install the Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodations required by this Section and comply with City, State, or Federal laws relating to access to persons with disabilities, including Section 11B-226.4 of the California Building Code, or that installation of the Baby DiaperChanging Accommodation is otherwise infeasible due to spatial or structural limitations.

(3) For all other public buildings, the requirements of this Section 4.1-4 may be waived if the Director of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Director of the Department of Building Inspection and the Mayor’s Office on Disability, determines that the public building cannot install the Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodations required by this Section and comply with City, State, or Federal laws relating to access to persons with disabilities, including Section 11B-226.4 of the California Building Code, or that installation of the Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodation is otherwise infeasible due to spatial or structural limitations.

(Added by Ord. 53-17, File No. 161353, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017)