What to do
Find your property’s environmental information
Check in the Property Information Map (PIM).
Search with your address or block and lot numbers.
Look in the Environmental Information section.
Check for:
- Slope of greater than 20% or 25%
- Geotechnical risk like landslides and liquefaction
- Soil and groundwater contamination (Cortese and Maher ordinances)
- Other physical conditions like excess air pollution, archeological areas, and flood zones
Email pic@sfgov.org for additional information on any physical conditions listed for your property.
If you are on a Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Parcel
If your project will disturb any soil on a Hunters Point Shipyard Parcel, apply to the Article 31 Program.
If you are in a Maher area
If your project will excavate 50 cubic yards or more, apply to the Maher program.
If you are in a landslide or liquefaction area or have a slope more than 25%
Check if your project includes:
- Construction of a new building or structure with more than 1,000 square feet of new projected roof area
- Horizontal or vertical additions with more than 500 square feet of new projected roof area
- Shoring
- Underpinning
- Grading, including excavation or fill, of over 50 cubic yards of earth materials
We may also review your project and decide it could have a substantial impact on the slope stability.
Comply with slope protection requirements for your building project.
Get a geotechnical report for certain projects
You will need a report from a geotechnical engineer if your project includes:
- A new building (except one-story storage or utility like a shed or garage)
- Horizontal additions that increase the footprint more than 50% of the existing square footage
- Slope fills, gradings, special foundations, or other drainage or soil work in the Properties Subject to the Slope and Seismic Hazard Zone Protection Act (SSPA) Ordinance Information Sheet S-05.
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Last updated May 31, 2024