Board of Examiners

The Board of Examiners is a group of experts created under Section 105.1 of the San Francisco Building Code. The purpose of the Board is to hear and determine the requests by the public as to whether new materials, new methods or types of construction comply with the standards of safety established by the San Francisco Construction Codes which include San Francisco Building Code, Plumbing Code, Electrical Code and Mechanical Code. The Board also has the power to determine reasonable interpretation of the provisions of the San Francisco Building Code, and to hear the appeals from the Director's condemnation order involving construction methods, assemblies or materials or where safety is involved.

The Board Members

The Board is composed of 11 members appointed by the Building Inspection Commission and two ex-officio members. Currently, the Board Members consist of the following:

How to Contact the BOE

Hanson Tom, Secretary to the Board of Examiners, may be reached at:

Board of Examiners
Department of Building Inspection
1660 Mission Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103-2414
(415) 558-6157, FAX (415) 558-6686

Meetings

The Board of Examiners meets every second Tuesday of the month in the second floor conference room at 1660 Mission Street at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are chaired by the Board Chairperson. A special meeting may be called by the Chair or by a majority of the Board Members in accordance with notice requirements.

Agendas

The Agenda is published 72 hours before a regularly scheduled meeting. Agendas are posted at the Main Library in the Government Documents Section, and the Bulletin Board located at the ground floor elevator lobby of 1660 Mission Street. The agendas are also available by contacting Hanson Tom, Board Secretary at 558-6157 and on the Department's website at www.sfgov.org/dbi under the Agendas & Minutes link.

Minutes

Minutes are posted on the Department's website www.sfgov.org/dbi under the Agenda and Minutes link 10 days after the meeting date.