§ 2A.190. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

(a) The Department of Public Works shall administer all capital improvement and construction projects, except projects solely under the Airport, Port, Public Utilities, or Recreation and Park Commissions, or the Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors.

(b) All examinations, plans, estimates, and construction administration services required by the City and County in connection with any public improvements, exclusive of those made by the Airport, Port, Public Utilities, or Recreation and Park Commissions, or the Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors, shall be made by the Director of Public Works, and the Director shall, when requested to do so, furnish information and data for the use of the Board of Supervisors.

(c) The Director of Public Works shall designate a deputy or other employee as City Engineer. The City Engineer shall possess the same power in the City and County as is or may from time to time be given by law to city engineers, and the official acts of the City Engineer shall have the same validity and be of the same force and effect as are or may be given by law to those of city engineers.

(d) The Director of Public Works shall designate a deputy or other employee as County Surveyor. The County Surveyor shall possess the same power in the City and County in making surveys, plats and certificates as is or may from time to time be given by law to county surveyors, and the official acts and all plats, surveys and certificates of the County Surveyor shall have the same validity and be of the same force and effect as are or may be given by law to those of county surveyors.

(e) Any and all references to the “Bureau of Architecture,” “Bureau of Engineering,” or “Bureau of Construction Management” in the San Francisco Municipal Code is deemed to be a reference to the “Department of Public Works.” Any reference to “San Francisco Public Works” or “Public Works” in the Municipal Code is deemed to be a reference to the Department of Public Works.

(f) The Director of Public Works shall be authorized to adopt regulations and to perform official acts within the regulatory authority of the Department of Public Works by approval and issuance of an order.

(Added by Ord. 437-96, App. 11/8/96; amended by Ord. 118-00, File No. 000478, App. 6/2/2000; Ord. 284-04, File No. 041335, App. 12/14/2004; Ord. ; File No. 110904, App. 12/1/2011, Eff. 12/31/2011; Ord. , File No. 191033, App. 12/19/2019, Eff. 1/19/2020)