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Permitting
Help keep our buildings safe and neighborhoods liveable.
Now live: new permit technology
San Franciscans often experience permitting as slow, confusing, and not transparent. One reason: 30 different software systems for permitting services.
San Francisco is beginning to roll out improved digital permitting services starting on February 13, 2026, starting with:
- Door, window, and siding replacement
- Fire alarms, sprinklers, and other fire suppression systems
- Special event pre-application
Building permits
Building code, permits, and inspections.
Business permits
Get the permits you need for your business.
Entitlements and zoning
Apply to change a building or space according to SF Planning code
Public spaces
Get a permit to use a street or sidewalk, or plant a street tree.
Event permits
Special events bring joy and vitality to city streets and neighborhoods. Learn the rules to make sure your event is safe and accessible to the public.
See the newest updates
PermitSF is working to reform the City’s permitting process to make it customer-centric, fast, predictable, transparent and unified.Learn moreServices
Check the status of a permit
Property Information Map (PIM)
Use the "PIM" to see the status of a Building, Planning, and other permit types.
Track your building permit application or property complaint
Find building permits for current and past construction projects in our permit tracking system.
Public Works permits
Check the status of permits with the San Francisco Public Works.
File an appeal of a permit or decision
Appeal many San Francisco permits, determinations, and decisions with the Board of Appeals.
