HOW DO I GET AN EXCAVATION PERMIT?

Before applying for an Excavation Permit, you must register with the San Francisco Public Works. You must provide or have on record with the Department: 

1. A copy of the legal document (such as a franchise, license or encroachment permit) authorizing you to occupy and use the Public Right-of-Way for the purpose stated in the Excavation Permit application. 

2. A current Business Tax Registration Certificate 

A Mobile Food Facility is any vehicle or pushcart used in conjunction with a commissary or other permanent food facility upon which food is sold or distributed at retail in a static location. The Department of Public Health and San Francisco Fire Department continue to enforce public safety regulations, while location permitting was transferred from the Police Department to Public Works.