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Electronic plan review (EPR) resources
Training materials and resource guides for building permit Electronic Plan Review. DBI has transitioned to 100% Electronic Plan Review for In-House Review projects.
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Department of Building InspectionResources
Information
Learn about our building permit review processes
We review every building permit application for life safety and building code compliance.
Get a building permit with In-House Review
You must have a building permit to do construction. Follow these steps for In-House Review permit applications.
Prepare your plans
Building project plans for Full Permits
Follow these rules to create plans for Full Permit Review. These directions are for Full Permits without a Site Permit.
Add our Back Check page to your plans
You must add our Back Check page PDF to submit plans in Bluebeam, our electronic plan review software.
Bluebeam guidance
How to create PDFs of your plans or addenda
Follow these rules to create PDFs of revised plans and addenda to submit.
Plan review process in Bluebeam
We have transitioned to 100% Electronic Plan Review for In-House projects.
Find out how the City uses Bluebeam to do plan reviews.
How to use Bluebeam
Find out how to use Bluebeam, our plan review software.
Process for Apple Mac or non-Bluebeam users
Applicants who do not have access to Bluebeam software, but wish to receive review comments via a PDF file.
Documents
Electronic Plan Review
EPR Applicant Procedure
Complete procedure for applicants to use Electronic Plan Review with the City and County of San Francisco.
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PDF creation guidelines
Creation guidelines for making PDFs of plans to submit to the City and County of San Francisco to Electronic Plan Review. Referred to as Exhibit F.
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Bluebeam Studio project layout
Screenshot with additional details of a Bluebeam Studio project layout. Referred to as Exhibit C.
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Bluebeam Studio Session layout
Screenshot with additional details of a Bluebeam Studio Session layout. Referred to as Exhibit E.
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Email permitcenter@sfgov.org if you have any questions about Electronic Plan Review or using Bluebeam.