Check if your project requires Public Health review

Review these scopes of work that require review by Public Health Programs. Plan ahead to make sure you can meet the requirements of the health codes these programs regulate.

• Retail food facilities. For example, restaurants, bars, grocery stores, corner stores, and employee cafeterias

Projects that involve any of the following:

• Soil disturbance of at least 50 cubic yards on a brownfield. A brownfield is land with known or suspected contamination.
• New sensitive use on a brownfield. A sensitive use is where vulnerable populations (pregnant people, children, elders, or people with health conditions) may live or regularly spend a lot of time.
• Dust-generating construction activities on a parcel larger than 0.5 acres.
• Soil disturbance on Hunters Point Shipyard parcels.

See the Site Mitigation Program webpage for more information.

• Projects that construct or modify cell antennas, not including dismantling.

• Cannabis dispensing facilities with any onsite consumption

• Facilities that store, handle, generate hazardous materials or medical waste. For example, clinics, labs, auto shops, underground storage tanks, cell towers with batteries, cooling towers, dry cleaners, etc.

• Establishments with massage, permanent cosmetic piercing, or body art services

• Projects that construct or modify pools and hot tubs and their ancillary areas, located either on a commercial property, or residential property of more than 3 units.

• Facilities with onsite water treatment systems for non-potable use.

• Projects that construct or modify solid waste transfer, processing, or disposal facilities