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Professional tricks to get your construction permits faster
San Francisco is a great city to be in the real estate business but when it comes to getting permits to build or remodel this city becomes a nightmare whether, you’re an architect, builder, or even an experienced developer. People are complaining, for the right reason, on two issues: unclear criteria for getting a project approved and the lengthy time frame to issue permits for a project. As a comparison, for a single-family residence or a multifamily project in Seattle you could get permits within 6 months, in San Francisco it takes 2 years or more to get those permits (if no trial or historical preservation is involved in this process).
How to Avoid Delays and Get Your San Francisco Permits Faster?
Before getting worried that you’ll be eaten up by the DBI (Department of Building Inspection) bureaucracy, make sure that you can get away with just an over-the-counter permit.
For the permitting process for remodeling single or two-family dwellings, the Planning Department did a good job of putting together a document that explains it quite well. In the case of large projects, they made a diagram that explains the standard workflow of the permitting process.
So, what else do you need to know about this permit process? Well, probably it’s good to know the reality behind the scenes of working with the Planning Department or DBI and how you can get around not waiting for more than it’s necessary to pull your permits.
The ADU Analysis includes referrals to professionals for the permitting process.
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