Mar 4 hearing on NEW SF regulations

[dmi]

Please attend the hearing and/or provide your written comments on the new regulations. Of particular interest is Appendix A "Technical Specifications related to surveys performed in San Francisco"


Dear Mr. Ince,

Here are the answers to your questions to our City Administrator:

The process for adopting Subdivision Regulations is addressed in the SF Subdivision Code Sec. 1311 copied for your convenience below. Please refer to the City's website for links to the official copies of City Ordinances.

SEC. 1311. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
(a) The County Surveyor and the City Engineer, with the assistance of other City agencies, shall
prepare and publish the Subdivision Regulations, including amendments thereto, needed to supplement this
Code.
(b) Such Regulations, including amendments thereto, shall be adopted by the Director after holding a
public hearing. The decision of the Director in adopting the Subdivision Regulations, including amendments
thereto, shall be final.
(Amended by Ord. 284-04, File No. 041355, App. 12/14/2004)

Also, the Department of Public Works is planning to adopt the abovementioned Subdivision Regulations to update and replace Subdivision Regulations last adopted in 1982. These Regulations shall be effective upon adoption by the Director of Public Works and apply to all Tentative Maps, Final Maps and Parcel Maps. Any interested person may attend the Department of Public Works hearing on this matter at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400 at 9:00 AM, Wednesday, March 4, 2015.

Persons unable to attend the public hearing may submit written comments regarding the subject matter to the Office of the County Surveyor at the Bureau of Street-Use & Mapping, 1155 Market Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, Attention: Paul Mabry. These comments will be brought to the attention of the hearing officer and made a part of the official public record.

Copies of the proposed Regulations may be obtained prior to the hearing by emailing subdivision.mapping@sfdpw.org or calling 415-554-5827.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to call our City Surveyor, Mr. Storrs directly at the following:

Bruce R.Storrs P.L.S.
City and County Surveyor
City and County of San Francisco
Department of Public Works
Bureau of Street-Use and Mapping
bruce.storrs@sfdpw.org
Main Line: (415) 554-5827
Direct Line: (415) 554.5833
Fax: (415) 554-5324

Best Regards,


FUAD S. SWEISS, PE, PLS, LEED AP
CITY ENGINEER | DEPUTY DIRECTOR of PUBLIC WORKS
COMMISSIONER, California Seismic Safety Commission

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE, CITY HALL Room 348, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941O2
PH 415.554-6940 |FAX 415 554-6944 6940 |MOBILE 415 412-8855
www.SFDPW.ORG | www.SFGOV.ORG | www.SEISMIC.CA.GOV

[Dave Karoly, PLS]

"That's right, sir, you are the only person authorized to do so. And although I, uh, hate to judge before all the facts are in, it's beginning to look like, uh, General Ripper exceeded his authority." -General Buck Turgidson

[Anthony Maffia]

Subdivision code generally speaking does not govern ROS and other boundary determinations.