San Francisco County Municipal Code Div. VII Inspection and Records

(a) The registrant or permittee shall conduct regular inspections of its own establishments at least quarterly to assure compliance with this Article and shall maintain logs or file reports as required by the Director of Health. Documentation of inspections shall be kept either on forms provided by the Director of Health or on alternate forms, provided that the alternate forms contain all of the information found on the forms provided by the Director. Documentation of inspections shall be made available by the registrant or permittee upon request. (b) The Director of Health may require the owner or operator of an underground storage tank, upon request, to submit any information relevant to the compliance with this Article, to conduct monitoring or testing, and to report the results of that monitoring or testing under penalty of perjury. (Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92; amended by Ord. 168-95, App. 5/26/95)

In addition to the inspections specified above, the Director of Health may require the periodic employment of special inspectors to conduct an audit or assessment of a registrant or permittee's establishment to make a hazardous material safety evaluation and to determine compliance with the provisions of this Article. (a) An inspector shall demonstrate expertise in proper containment of hazardous materials to the satisfaction of the Director of Health in order to qualify as a special inspector. (b) The special inspection report shall include an evaluation of the establishment and its storage facilities and recommendations consistent with the provisions of this Article where appropriate. A copy of the report shall be filed with the Director of Health at the same time that it is submitted to the registrant or permittee.

(c) The registrant or permittee shall, within 30 days of said report, file with the Director of Health a plan to implement all recommendations, or shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director of Health why such recommendations shall not be implemented. (Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92)

An inspection by an employee of any other public agency may be deemed by the Director of Health as a substitute for any requirement of Section 1161.1 upon determination by the Director of Health that said employee is qualified to make such an inspection. (Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92)

All records required by this Article shall be maintained by the person or business at the establishment and said records shall be made available to the Director of Health for inspection during normal working hours and upon reasonable notice. (Added by Ord. 164-92, App. 6/10/92; amended by Ord. 399-97, App. 10/17/97)