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DPW Order 62,850 Overwide Driveway
DPW Order 162,882  Placement of Scaffolding
DPW Order 165,553 Transformer Vaults
DPW Order 165,716 Temporary Occupancy of Public Right of Way
DPW Order 166,458 Sidewalk Display Merchandise
DPW Order 167,840 Guidelines for Barricade Placement
DPW Order 169,271 Subsidewalk Basement Abatement Procedure for Curb Ramp Installation
DPW Order 171,378 Dust Control
DPW Order 172,596 Downtown Streetscape
DPW Order 173,862 Additional Street Space
DPW Order 175,208 Banners
DPW Order 175,880 Flower Stands
DPW Order 176,112 Slip Resistance Standards for Sidewalk Covers
DPW Order 177,159 Regulations on Permitting Transit Shelters, Signal Control Covers and Kiosks
DPW Order 177,526 Good Neighbor Guidelines for Repair of Sidewalk Defects
DPW Order 178,493 Permeable Paving Systems
DPW Order 178,884 Guidelines for Inspection of Sidewalk Defects
DPW Order 179,201 Debris Box Rules and Regulations
DPW Order 179,231 Placement of Sidewalk Landscape Containers on Sidewalk
DPW Order 181,306 Reinforced Concrete Sidewalk
DPW Order 181,386     Placement of A-Frame Sandwich Board Signs on Sidewalks
DPW Order 182,101 Mobile Food Facilities 
DPW Order 182,912 Placement of Mobile Storage Containers within Public Right-of-Ways
DPW Order 182,974    Permit Processing Priority 
DPW Order 183,160 Establishing Standards for Temporary Tow-Away / No Parking Signs
DPW Order 183,188 Café Tables and Chairs (Sidewalk Café) in the Public Right-of-Way 2015
DPW Order 183,392 Temporary Sidewalk Extensions (Parklets) 
DPW Order 183,621 Trench Restoration Order
DPW Order 183,872 Reinforced Concrete Bus Pads
DPW Order 184,350 Guidelines for Curb Ramp Evaluation
DPW Order 187,005 Excavating and Restoring Streets in San Francisco (2/6/18)
DPW Order 187,246 Planting, Maintenance, and Removal of Trees and Landscape Materials
DPW Order 188,097 Surface Mounted Facilities
DPW Order 200,369 Standard Paving Materials in San Francisco’s Public Right of Ways
DPW Order 200,405 Accessible Business Entrances
DPW Order 200,889 Places for People in the Public Right of Way
DPW Order 201,023 Notice of Public Works Hearing ADD-0002
DPW Order 201,026 Notice of Public Works Hearing ADD-0001
DPW Order 201,970 Personal Wireless Service Facilities 
DPW Order 203,240 Social Distancing Marker Guideline 
DPW Order 203,498 Shared Spaces Order
DPW Order 203,547 Shared Spaces Platform Order
DPW Order 203,904 Shared Spaces Extension and Update
DPW Order 205,516 Shared Spaces Legislated Program
DPW Order 206,887 Vending Order
DPW Order 208,080 Vending Additional Regulations Order
DPW Order 208,255 Vending Additional Regulations Order (Updated)
DPW Order 208,803 Vending Prohibitions – Mission Street Corridor
DPW Order 210,162 Vending Prohibitions Extension – Mission Street Corridor
DPW Order 210,605 Vending Phased Return
DPW Order 210,865 Recycling Cobblestones and Granite Curb
DPW Order 210,875 Extension of Mission Restrictions and Pilot Program for Mission Vending Phase One

 

Mailing and Posting Requirements

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Item Mailing Posting Location of Posting Period Purpose DPW Code DPW order Link to Info
Street Space N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 15, Section 724.7 None LINK
Additional Street Space N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 15, Section 724.8 173,862 LINK
Banners N/A None N/A None N/A Article 5.7, Section 184.78 175,208 LINK
Boring/Monitoring wells N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 2.4 178,940  
Commemorative Plaque 150-ft. None In front of and adjacent to property as well as 150-ft radius 10 days prior to permit approval Notice of Intent to install Article 15, 789.2 None  
Debris Box N/A None N/A None N/A Article 15, Section 725 179,201 LINK
Display Merchandise (new only) N/A notice On property 10 days prior to permit approval Notice of Intent to display Article 5.3, Section 183 None LINK
Flower Markets N/A None N/A None N/A Article 5, Section 155 None  
Free Sample Merchandise N/A None N/A None N/A Article 5.5, Section 184 None LINK
General Excavation N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 2.4 178,940 LINK
Inspection Conformity N/A None N/A None N/A None None LINK
Major Encroachment 300-ft. None N/A 10 days prior to permit approval Notice of Intent to install Article 15, Section 786 None LINK
Minor Sidewalk Encroachment (New only) 150-ft. None N/A 10 days prior to permit approval Notice of Intent to install Article 15, Section 723.2 None LINK
Mobile Food Facilities (New Only) 150-ft. NOI 150-ft radius from site 10 days prior to permit approval Notice of Intent to allow MFF at site Article 5.8, Section 184.88 None LINK
Night Noise Authorization N/A None N/A None N/A Article 29, Section 2908 274-72, 278-08 LINK
Overwide Driveway (greater than 30-ft.) N/A construction signs In front of property 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 2.4 178,940  
Parklet N/A NOI In front of property 10 days Notice of Intent to install Article 16, Section 810B 180,921 LINK
Pipe Barriers (New only) 150-ft. 150-ft. 150-ft radius from site 10 days Notice of Intent Article 15, Section 723.1 None  
Side Sewer N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 2.4 178,940 LINK
Sidewalk repair N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 15, Section 706 178,940 LINK
Special Sidewalk (New only) N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 2.4 178,940  
Storage Container N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 15, Section 726 None LINK
Street Improvement N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 6, Section 185 None LINK
Tables and Chairs (New only) N/A In front of property In front of property 10 days Notice of Intent Article 5.2, Section 176.3 162,240 LINK
Tank Removal N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 2.4 178,940 LINK
Temporary Occupancy N/A construction signs In front of property 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 15, Section 724.3 165,716 LINK
Transit Shelters 100-ft. 100-ft. radius 20-day Notice of Intent None None  
Utility Excavation (less than 14 days) N/A construction signs along construction site 72-Hours prior and duration of project Tow away Article 2.4, Subarticle 5, Section. 2.4.50 178,940 LINK
Utility Excavation (greater than 14 days) 300-ft. None N/A 30 days prior to construction start Notice of Intent Article 2.4, Subarticle 5, Section. 2.4.50 178,940 LINK
Utility Excavation (greater than 14 days) none fronting property owners along construction site 10 days prior NOI Article 2.4, Subarticle 5, Section. 2.4.50 178,940 LINK
Utility Excavation (greater than 14 days) none construction signs along construction site 72 hours before construction start and then for the duration of the project Tow away Article 2.4 178,940 LINK
Transformer Vaults N/A None N/A None N/A Article 15, Section 723.2 165,553 LINK
Surface Mounted Facilities N/A 300-ft. along block faces 300-ft from site 20 days Notice of Intent None 175,566 LINK
Wireless Facilities 150-ft. 150-ft. on utility poles along block face 20 days Notice of Intent Article 25, Section 1504.2 180,222 LINK
Tree Removal Permit - standard N/A 1) tree itself; 2) 4 corners of block 1) tree itself; 2) 4 corners of block 30 days  Notice of Intent article 16, Sec. 806   LINK
Tree removal hazard N/A 1) tree itself; 2) 4 corners of block 1) tree itself; 2) 4 corners of block 15 days  Notice of Intent article 16, Sec. 806   LINK
Tree removal imminent hazard N/A NOI 1) tree itself 1 day/immedate Notice of Intent article 16, Sec. 806   LINK
Tree hearing N/A NOI 1) tree itself; 2) 4 corners of block 7 days prior to hearing Notice of Public Hearing article 16, Sec. 806   LINK
Street/Easement Vacations N/A 1) Posting Along Street 2) Min. of 3 Postings  along street or easement line 2 Weeks Notice of Public Hearing      
Street Naming or Name Change All Owners along street 1) Posting Along Street 2) Min. of 3 Postings along street or easement line 2 Weeks Notice of Hearing     LINK
Subdivisions : Non-Conversion Maps and Final Maps 300 ft None N/A 30 days Notice of Tentative Map Approval     LINK

 

FAQs

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To apply for permits please complete an online permit application and email to BSMPermitdivision@sfdpw.org.

For new or renewal Street Space or Voluntary Sidewalk Repair requests, please submit your completed application electronically here. A copy of the Street Space Submittal Guideline is available here. Following submission of your request, you will be sent an invoice via email for invoicing/payment. Tow away signs and placards will be sent by email after payment is received. There is no need to visit our offices at 49 South Van Ness Avenue. 

To pay permit fees, citations or non-sufficient funds (NSF) or to add funds to drawdown accounts using credit/debit card or echeck, visit our online payment kiosk.  

For Vault, Major/Minor Encroachment or other permits requiring recordation, please review the record a permit link.  

For additional help, please email us at one of the following based on the nature of your question:

                                  QUESTION CATEGORY                                                                                EMAIL                                                             
Permits (except Street Space Permits & Voluntary Sidewalk Repair Permits)BSMPermitDivision@sfdpw.org
Street Space Permits & Voluntary Sidewalk Repair PermitsStreetSpace@sfdpw.org
Subdivision & Mappingsubdivision.mapping@sfdpw.org
Urban Forestry/Tree RelatedUrbanForestry@sfdpw.org
Inspection DivisionDPW-BSMinspects@sfdpw.org

 

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Contractor Parking Plan

 

General Information

Presentations 

Tow-Away Sign Procedure

 

Application Forms

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Permit Type

Application Link

Additional Street Space

Application

Autonomous Delivery Devices

Application

Banners

Application

Boring-Monitoring Wells

Application

Commemorative Plaque

Application

Free Sample Merchandise

Application

General Excavation

Application

Inspection Right-of-Way Conformity

Application

Major Encroachment

Application

Minor Encroachment

Application

Mobile Food Facilities

Application

Night Noise

Application

Overtime Request        

Application

Over-Wide Driveway

Application

Pipe Barrier

Application

Side Sewer

Application

Sidewalk Landscaping

Link to webpage

Sidewalk Repair Request

Application

Sidewalk Surface (Special Sidewalk)

Application

Street Improvement

Application

Street Space

Application

Tank Removal (UST)

Application

Temporary Occupancy

Application

Tree Planting

Link to webpage

Tree Removal

Link to webpage

Vault / Transformer

Application

Wireless Service Facility

Application

 

 

 Fees

 

Blight Inspection Fees

Download

Public Works Fee Schedule

Download

Mobile Food Facilities Fees 

Download

 

 

Additional Documents

 

$25,000 Street Excavation Bond

Application

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)

Download

Annual Construction Checklist

Download

Affidavit for Public Notification

Application

Certificate of Authorized Agent Form

Download

Certificate of Liability Insurance 

Sample

Certificate of Liability Insurance (Shared Spaces Program Only) 

Sample

Concrete Contractors

Download

Curb Ramp Hardship and Exception

Download

Request for Refund

Application

Request to Excavate a Moratorium Street

Download

Sewer Vent Cover Contact List

Download

 

 

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