SF Permits MCP Server

{
  "source": "sf.gov DBI — Gather Documents for Permit Issuance, Plans Requirements",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.sf.gov/gather-documents-your-building-permit-issuance/",
    "https://www.sf.gov/information--check-if-your-building-permit-needs-plans/"
  ],
  "last_verified": "2026-02-17",
  "description": "Documents required for permit issuance and plan requirements",
  "issuance_documents": {
    "role_specific_forms": {
      "contractors": "Licensed Contractor's Statement Form",
      "authorized_agents": "Permit Applicant Disclosure Form",
      "owner_builders": "Property Owner's Disclosures Form"
    },
    "sign_posting": {
      "forms": ["Affidavit for sign posting", "Affidavit for lobby sign posting"],
      "when_required": "If applicable to project"
    },
    "contractor_requirements": [
      "Certificate of Workman's Compensation Insurance Coverage",
      "San Francisco business license",
      "State of California contractor's license and classification (pocket card)"
    ],
    "authorization": {
      "non_owners": "Owner authorization letter dated within past 30 days",
      "final_declaration": "Form confirming disclosures and project authorization",
      "llc_owners": "Written proof of partnership or verification from CA Secretary of State"
    },
    "payment": {
      "accepted": ["Cash", "Check", "Visa", "MasterCard"],
      "who_can_pay": "Only authorized agents or property owners",
      "id_required": "Government-issued identification (driver's license, passport)"
    },
    "validity": [
      "All documents must be currently valid (no expired materials)",
      "Business tax registration certificates must be current",
      "Recent property acquisitions require recorded grant deed or property tax statement"
    ]
  },
  "plans_requirements": {
    "no_plans_needed": [
      "Replace windows/doors in-kind (same size and location)",
      "Replace or repair exterior siding in-kind",
      "Replace garage doors",
      "Re-roofing",
      "Repair less than 50% of deck/exterior stairs (without new firewalls)",
      "Minor dry rot repairs",
      "Remodel kitchen or bathroom without changing floor plan, moving walls, or adding fixtures"
    ],
    "plans_required": "All other projects require architectural plans",
    "submission": "In-kind replacements via PermitSF portal; others bring 2 sets of plans",
    "code_reference": "SF Building Code Section 106 A.2"
  }
}