This ordinance requires owners of certain residential construction projects to maintain a labor compliance bond and meet specific reporting and labor standards to release the bond. It also mandates that a labor compliance bond must be filed to obtain a construction permit.
Ordinance amending the Police Code to add Article 33O to require owners of certain residential construction projects to maintain a labor compliance bond and to condition release of such bond on specified reporting and labor standards compliance for work on the project; and amending the Building Code to require owners of such projects to file a labor compliance bond as a condition of receiving a permit for construction.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a need to enhance labor standards compliance in residential construction projects in San Francisco.
Supervisor Haney introduced an ordinance to amend the Police Code and Building Code to require owners of certain residential construction projects to maintain a labor compliance bond.
The proposed legislation was referred to relevant city departments for review, including the Police Department and the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee reviewed the ordinance but continued the discussion to a later date.
The committee amended the ordinance and continued the discussion, incorporating feedback from various stakeholders.
The committee recommended the amended ordinance for passage by the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on its first reading.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance, which was subsequently approved by the Mayor.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
