Project Review Forms and Information Resources
ADA Coordinator/Contact Information
Access Appeals Process for MOD/DPW

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Project Review Forms
MOD Project Approval Procedure Information
Project Intake Form (Word)
Project Intake Form (PDF)
Project Sign Off Form (Word)
Project Sign Off Form (PDF)
Play Area Plan Review Verification Form (Word)
Play Area Plan Review Verification Form ( PDF)

All building permit applications for new construction, alterationand additions to buildings and facilities that are publicly funded, inwhole or in part, by or on behalf of the City and County of SanFrancisco must first be approved by the Mayor's Office on Disability(MOD) or by a Department of Public Works (DPW) ADA Coordinator beforesubmittal for permit application intake to the San Francisco Departmentfor Building Inspection. This process was established by the Mayor ofSan Francisco, through executive order dated June 22, 1998, to ensurethat all construction projects undertaken by the Department of the Cityand County of San Francisco are accessible to and usable by personswith disabilities.

The sign off form shall be embedded into a construction documentsheet contained in the permit set of drawings, and the sponsor orarchitect shall obtain wet ink signature from the ADA Coordinator.  Inaddition, the ADA Coordinator's inspection and sign off on the DBI jobcard is required to achieve final close-out of the building permitapplication.

Public funding triggers compliance with Federal access and otheraccess requirements that does not occur within the conventionalbuilding code. You can find many resources for these uniquerequirements and other useful information at our MOD Polices and Resources page.

We recommend the project sponsor and their architect meet with theADA Coordinator prior to the completion of Schematic Design, to reviewaccessibility requirements of the San Francisco Building Code, federalregulations and DPW or MOD policies.

ADA Coordinator/Contact Information

ADA Coordinators and their approval forms can be found at the following:

• MOD Funded and Other Projects. New Construction oralteration projects conducted by or on behalf of other City and Countyof San Francisco departments or agencies, and architectural barrierremoval projects funded in whole or in part by MOD are to be reviewedby the MOD ADA Coordinator. MOD charges plan check fees for thisservice and the fee schedule is included on the project intake form (Word). Jim.Whipple@sfgov.org, (telephone 415- 554-6792, Fax 415-554-6159, TTY 415-6799).
  
  
• DPW Project. New construction and alterations projects conducted by the DPW are to be reviewed by the DPW ADA Coordinator. Kevin.W.Jensen@sfdpw.org telephone 415-557-4685, fax 558-4519, TTY 558-4088
  
  
• Port of SF Projects. New construction and alterationprojects conducted by or on behalf of the Port of San Francisco are tobe reviewed by the Port's ADA Coordinator. Uday Prasad telephone415-274-0541

Access Appeals Process for MOD/DPW

ADA Coordinator Appeals On those occasions when architects (orproject developers) disagree with the ADA Coordinator or ComplianceOfficer's requirements for a project, the architect may file an appeal.The appeal process afforded for neutral dispute resolution is asfollows: Access Appeals Process for MOD/DPW

Access Appeals Commission. On those occasions when architects (orproject developers) disagree with interpretations of the San FranciscoDepartment of Building Inspection's plan checkers or inspectors, theCity has an appeal process in Section 105.3 of the San FranciscoBuilding Code and the DBI web site at: Access Appeals Commission