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Title 4 — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS›Chapter 77 — BUILDING INSPECTION COMMISSION APPEALS

San Francisco Administrative Code § 77.2 Definitions

San Francisco Administrative Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Administrative Code § 77.2 · Text as of 2026-10-19

For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) Appellant(s) shall mean any person or persons, or their authorized agents, who have filed an appeal or request for jurisdiction with the Commission.

(b) Applicant shall mean any person, or his or her authorized agent, requesting a written decision or determination from a Department.

  • (c) Commission shall mean the Building Inspection Commission.

(d) Department shall mean any one of the City departments whose decisions or determinations are appealable to the Commission pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section D3.750-4 and this Chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise.

(e) Departments shall mean all of the City departments whose decisions or determinations are appealable to the Commission pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section D3.750-4 and this Chapter.

(f) Decision or determination shall mean any action listed in Section 77.3 which is made by the person or persons authorized by the Director of the Department of Building Inspection, the Director of the Department of Public Works, or the Director of the San Francisco Water Department to make such decisions or determinations.

  • (g) Mail shall mean to place in the United States Mail, postage pre-paid.

  • (h) Person shall include an individual, firm, corporation, or association.

(i) Shall is mandatory.

(Added by Ord. 160-99, File No. 990798, App. 6/11/99)

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