STEP-BY-STEP
Check your conditions
Before you apply, check which conditions are met to identify your requirements.
Site Assessment and Mitigation ProgramWhether you are looking for plan check services, or environmental regulatory oversight, submitting an application lets us help you. These services are available or required if any of the following conditions are met.
A great time to check is at the same time you submit a Project Application (PRJ) to the Planning Department.
Review each condition, and write down which code requirements apply. If your project does not meet the conditions, then you do not need to comply with the requirement.
A City agency asked you to apply
Referrals are commonly made through:
If you were asked to confirm with our program, continue checking conditions.
Your project meets Maher Ordinance criteria
Maher Ordinance criteria include:
- Your project will need a building permit application
- Your project is in the Maher Area or otherwise is suspected to have contamination
- And,
- Your project will disturb 50 cubic yards of soil, or
- Your project includes a change from a commercial or industrial use to a residential or sensitive use.
If these conditions are met, then the Maher Ordinance applies to your project.
Your project is greater than 0.5 acres
To find your project's parcel size, you can search for your property on the San Francisco Property Information Map, click on the Property page on the left, and click Assessor Summary.
If your project parcel is larger than 0.5 acres but the work area is significantly less, contact dph-sitemitgeneral@sfdph.org for assistance.
If this condition is met, then the Construction Dust Control Ordinance applies to your project.
Your project will disturb any soil on the Hunters Point Shipyard Parcels
Check the San Francisco Property Information Map to see if your project is on the Hunters Point Shipyard Parcels.
If this condition is met, then the Hunters Point Shipyard Ordinance ("Article 31") applies to your project.
You are requesting voluntary oversight of environmental site assessment activities
If these conditions are met, then you are choosing to voluntarily apply the requirements of the Maher Ordinance to your project.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept new Voluntary Maher cases at this time.
You are requesting voluntary oversight of remedial investigation or remedial action activities.
If this condition is met, then the requirements of the Voluntary Remedial Action Program apply to your site.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept new Voluntary Remedial Action Program cases at this time. Oversight can be requested from the Department of Toxic Substances Control, or the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board.
If you are still unsure
Send an email to dph-sitemitgeneral@sfdph.org to request assistance.
Review your requirements
If any of the below conditions are met,
REVIEW YOUR REQUIREMENTS