175.7

SEC. 175.7. [REPEALED.]

(Added by Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; repealed by Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015)

SEC. 175.8. [REPEALED.]

(Added by Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; amended by Ord. 196-11 , File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; repealed by Ord. 71-14 , File No. 131205, App. 5/23/2014, Eff. 6/22/2014)

SEC. 175.9. DURATION OF AUTHORIZATION IN THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS.

(a) This Section shall apply only to property located in any Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use District, the SLI District, or any NCT, RTO or PDR District which is located within the boundaries of the Eastern Neighborhoods Project Area pursuant to Section 327.2(I). (b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in Section 175.6, should a project not receive its first building or site permit within 36 months after receiving the last of any required authorization under Sections 303, 305, or 329, then any such authorization shall be subject to the Eastern Neighborhoods Public Benefit Fee set forth in Sections 327 et seq. at the date it receives its first building or site permit. (c) Any residential project subject to Subsection (b) also shall provide the Planning Code's affordable housing requirements in the zoning district where the subject property is located. (d) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of Subsection (c) above, if a residential project submitted its first application, including an environmental evaluation application or any other Planning Department or Building Department application before July 1, 2006 and the project is in compliance with Section 175.6(c)(4), then it shall provide the lesser of: (1) Three additional percentage points (3%) above the Residential Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program requirements that would have applied to the subject project pursuant to Sections 415 et seq. at the time of first application submittal or (2) The Planning Code's affordable housing requirements in the zoning district where the subject property is located. (e) The time period in Subsection (b) is subject to the following requirements; (1) the required authorization must be final and effective; and (2) the 36-month time period shall be tolled until the expiration of any appeal period if no appeal is filed, or if an appeal is filed, final resolution of any appeal. This time period also shall be tolled until a final judgment is issued in any litigation challenging the project authorization. (Added Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008 ; Ord. 62-13 , File No. 121162, App. 4/10/2013, Eff. 5/10/2013) AMENDMENT HISTORY Division (d)(1) reference corrected; Ord. 62-13 , Eff. 5/10/2013.

SEC. 176. ENFORCEMENT AGAINST VIOLATIONS.

(See Interpretations related to this Section.) (a) Violations Unlawful. Any use, structure, lot, feature, or condition in violation of this Code is hereby found and declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance. Should any permit or license have been issued that was not then in conformity with the provisions of this Code, such permit or license shall be null and void. (b) Methods of Enforcement. The Zoning Administrator shall have authority to investigate violations of this Code, including but not limited to the power to issue and serve administrative subpoenas as necessary to determine whether violations of this Code have occurred. Recipients of administrative subpoenas shall have a reasonable opportunity to challenge the administrative subpoena by seeking judicial review before suffering any penalties for refusing to comply. Where the recipient of an administrative subpoena does not allow the Zoning Administrator access to the records requested and does not seek prompt judicial review, the Zoning Administrator may presume that the violation occurred, absent clear and convincing evidence otherwise. The Zoning Administrator shall have authority to enforce this Code against violations thereof by any of the following actions: (1) Serving a Notice of Violation (NOV) requiring the cessation, removal, or correction of any violation of this Code upon the property owner or owners (“Responsible Party” or “Responsible Parties”) of the property that is the subject of the violation, by mail or by posting the notice in a conspicuous place on the property that is the subject of the violation. When such information is available, notice may also be served upon the tenant of the property, agent of the owner, designer, builder, or any other person who commits or assists in such violation; (2) Calling upon the City Attorney to maintain an action for injunction to restrain or abatement to cause the correction or removal of any such violation, and for assessment and recovery of a civil penalty for such violation as well as any attorneys’ fees or costs, including but not limited to expert witness fees and costs of investigation incurred in maintaining such an action; (3) Calling upon the District Attorney to institute criminal proceedings in enforcement of this Code against any such violation; (4) Calling upon the Chief of Police and authorized agents to assist in the enforcement of this Code; and (5) Calling upon the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) to enforce Planning Code requirements relating to affordable housing. The Department and MOHCD shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to identify the types of enforcement cases to be delegated to MOHCD. (c) Penalties. (1) Administrative Penalties. (A) General Violations. The Zoning Administrator, by issuance of the NOV, may assess upon the Responsible Party an administrative penalty for each violation in an amount up to $1,000 for each day the violation continues unabated. For purposes of this subsection (c)(1)(A), each real property address, and each commercial or dwelling unit within a multi-unit real property address, affected by a violation is a distinct violation for calculation of applicable administrative penalties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a violation of this Code that affects a common area, feature, or shared detached feature of a multi-unit structure may be treated as a distinct violation of this Code, at the reasonable discretion of the Zoning Administrator. Misrepresentations made on any Applications or plans submitted to the Planning Department shall also constitute a violation of this Code for the purposes of this Section 176. The NOV may be appealed in the manner provided in subsection (c)(1)(D). Upon the later of the expiration of the time in which an appeal of an NOV may be filed without any such appeal having been filed, or the entry of a final decision on an appeal of an NOV (a Notice of Violation and Penalty Decision, or NOVPD), the NOV or NOVPD may be recorded as an Order of Abatement against title to the property, and the obligations to correct the violation as set forth in the NOV or NOVPD Order of Abatement shall be Planning Code conditions pursuant to Section 174 of this Code that run with title to the property. Further, such recordation shall provide notice to each Responsible Party and any subsequent successor or assign of title to the property that the failure to perform such obligations is a violation of the Planning Code and may be enforced as such. (B) Contents of NOV, NOVPD, and Notice of Additional Compliance Actions And Accrued Penalties. The NOV shall inform the Responsible Party: of the necessary steps toward compliance the Responsible Party must timely perform to avoid the accrual of daily penalties (“Compliance Actions”); that upon finality, the NOV or NOVPD may be recorded as an Order of Abatement against title to the property; and that any daily penalties or Time and Materials assessed under a final NOV or NOVPD will be a debt to the City and County of San Francisco that may become a lien against the property and/or may be enforced by any means available under the law. At any time following the issuance of an NOV, the Zoning Administrator may issue the Responsible Party a Notice of Additional Compliance Actions and Accrued Penalties requiring the Responsible Party or Parties to perform new or additional Compliance Actions and stating the total penalties accrued during the period covered by the notice. Upon a transfer of an interest in the property, the transferee shall be the Responsible Party for purposes of daily penalties accruing after the date of recordation of the transfer; however, if an NOV or NOVPD was not recorded as an Order of Abatement against title to the property prior to recordation of the transfer, the Zoning Administrator shall record an NOV against title to the property and may issue the transferee a Notice of Additional Compliance Actions stating the Compliance Actions required of the transferee where a penalty will be assessed against the property, and the transferee shall be given the opportunity to comply with said Notice prior to the accrual of further daily penalties. (C) Penalties for Specified Violations. (i) Alteration, Merger, Construction, or Demolition of Residential Units without a Permit. For any unpermitted alteration, merger, construction, or demolition of any building or structure containing one or more Residential Units, including work that takes place in violation of Section 317 of this Code, on or after March 1, 2023, resulting in the addition of more