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Apply for regulatory oversight or plan review services from the Site Mitigation Program

Submit an application to the Site Mitigation Program for environmental regulatory oversight or plan review.

Site Mitigation Program

What to know

Cost

$1,020 and up

From July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027: the Site Mitigation application fee is $1,020. The hourly caseworker rate is $340.

What to do

1. Fill out an application

If Article 31 applies, fill out this additional application

2. Email your application materials

Email the application to DPH-SiteMitGeneral@sfdph.org.

Include the required submittals for your code requirements.

If your documents are too large to email, include a file sharing link. You can also ask us to send you one.

3. Pay the application fee

Payment options:

  • Mail a physical check or
  • Pay in-person with check or card

For check payments: make the check out to "SFDPH" and reference the project name and address on the check.

We do not receive payments online or over the phone.

Pay by mailed check

Mail the check and a copy of the application to:

San Francisco Department of Public Health
Attn: Site Mitigation
49 South Van Ness Ave, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94103

Pay in-person

Bring a check or card (Visa or Mastercard) and a copy of the application to Counter #83 of the San Francisco Permit Center:

Environmental HealthPermit Center
49 South Van Ness Avenue
2nd Floor, Counters 82 and 83
San Francisco, CA 94103
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We are closed on public holidays. Plan Review and Print Center queues will close at 4:30pm, but payments will be accepted until 5pm.

4. Understand the next steps

Once we process your payment and application, we will assign a Site Mitigation Environmental Health Database (SMED) case number and caseworker. Your caseworker will reach out to:

  • Guide you through compliance and permitting
  • Perform technical review of submitted documents
  • Issue comments or approval letters
  • Make sure your project is compliant with code requirements

Protecting public health and the environment

Submitting an application to the Site Mitigation Program allows us to regulate development projects and environmental cleanup sites, so that San Francisco can be safe from the impacts of contamination and construction.

Contact us

Additional info

Email us for guidance

We can help you understand what requirements apply to your project.