Greetings from Director Tom Hui 
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We are happy to announce that the plan review fees for legalizing in-law units are now officially waived.
Per Ordinance 146-5, the plan review fees for both the Planning Department and the Department of Building Inspection for unit legalization have been waived since September 5, 2015.
This waiver can possibly save property owners over $3,000 in plan review fees.
We hope that waiving plan review fees will give property owners the incentive to legalize their existing in-law units, ensuring that those units are safe and habitable for the tenants who rent them. Through this program code-compliant and economical units are added to the housing stock. So
if you own one of these in-law units, take advantage of this waiver, and help the City add safe housing units to the market.
Also, starting on October 19, 2015 new fee tables will go into effect, which continue an overall 7-10 percent reduction for our services. If you are thinking of starting a project, now is a great opportunity to do so with our new fee tables on permits.
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Are You Looking for Building Records?
We may have building records for the property that you're looking for.
Are you trying to research the history of your building? Are you selling your home and need a Report of Residential Record (3R Report)? Look no further,
DBI's Records Management Division (RMD) can get you what you need. RMD is responsible for the storage and reproduction of plans, permit applications, job cards, Report of Residential Records (3R Reports), as well as maintaining historical building records. 3R Reports are required to be provided by the seller to a buyer of a residential property in San Francisco. Building Plans are also available for viewing at RMD's office, which is located on the 4th Floor of 1660 Mission Street. If you have a records request please call (415) 558-6080 or
visit our website
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Get Permits Processed on the Same Day
DBI is proud to offer our quick and efficient Over-the-Counter (OTC) services. As one of the only jurisdictions to offer OTC services, we process 90% of our permits through this process. Your permit may be approved and processed OTC on the same day depending on the scope of your project. OTC services are available Monday through Friday from 7:30AM to 5:00PM with the last customer accepted at 4:00PM. To begin the process, please check-in at the Public Information Counter on the first floor of 1660 Mission Street to obtain appropriate forms and routing slips. Applicable projects will then be reviewed by the various review groups on the fifth floor which include DBI, City Planning, Public Works, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), San Francisco Fire Department, and/or the Department of Public Health. For more information on the OTC process, read here.
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What You Can Do During the Drought
California is currently in the midst of one of the most severe and longest droughts our state has known. We have reached our fourth year of drought. DBI is urging San Francisco residents to conserve and identity plumbing problems in your home or property that may waste water. If you are experiencing unusual leaks or drips from your
water installations, save both your water and money by having them inspected and repaired.
Water use alternative programs such as rainwater and graywater harvesting are available through the
SFPUC
. To learn more,
read more here
. Water is too precious of a resource to waste, please be mindful and do your part during this severe drought.
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Save the date for an upcoming brown bag about unit addition on Thursday, November 12, 2015.
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DBI is the regulatory building safety agency responsible for overseeing the effective, efficient, fair and safe enforcement of building codes for the City and County of San Francisco's more than 200,000 commercial and residential buildings.
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Codes Corner
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Read up on our most recent code updates below:
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Events
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| Legislative Watch |
Stay up to date on the most recent proposed and passed legislation affecting DBI. Here are some listed below:
- File No. 150732-In Budget and Finance Committee: Supervisor Tang proposes mandatory disabled access improvements for existing buildings with a place of public accommodation.
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