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Apr 05

Business Owners: Streetfront Compliance & ADA Grant Program

JUNE 30 DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ACCESSIBLE BUILDING ENTRANCE (ABE) CHECKLIST

Property owners are required to submit an Accessible Building Entrance (ABE) checklist to San Francisco’s Building Department by June 30, 2022. You will be responsible for submitting this checklist if you assumed the obligation of meeting Americans With Disability Act (ADA) requirements in your lease.

Please check your lease to see if this applies to you. If you need help reviewing your lease, contact Iris Lee at iris@tlcbd.org.

If you are responsible for ADA in your lease, click here for a Step by Step guide for complying with the ABE checklist. The checklist can be completed by either Certified Access Specialist (CasP specialist), architect, or engineer.

ADA GRANT PROGRAM

The City has a grant program up to $1,000 to offset some of your costs of hiring the professional to complete the ABE checklist or up to $3,000 to offset costs of hiring a CasP inspector to complete a full CasP inspection.

*Note: Conducting a full CasP inspection of your business may lessen your liability and provide certain legal benefits if an accessibility claim is filed against you. (For more info on CasP inspections refer to: www.dgs.ca.gov/casp).

Click here to apply for the grant. Applications must be submitted before June 30 and will be considered on a rolling basis. You can only apply after you have hired the CasP specialist to complete the checklist or conduct the full CasP inspection.

To be eligible, your business must:

  • Be registered in San Francisco

  • Have less than $2.5M in gross revenue

  • Be required by your landlord to comply with the San Francisco ABE program

  • Be a place of public accommodation (open to the public)

  • Be located on the ground floor in an existing building

  • Not have a pending lawsuit

Your business must also meet at least one of these requirements: