Electronic plan review (EPR) resources

Resources

We review every building permit application for life safety and building code compliance.

You must have a building permit to do construction. Follow these steps for In-House Review permit applications.

Follow these rules to create plans for Full Permit Review. These directions are for Full Permits without a Site Permit.

You must add our Back Check page PDF to submit plans in Bluebeam, our electronic plan review software.

Follow these rules to create PDFs of revised plans and addenda to submit.

We have transitioned to 100% Electronic Plan Review for In-House projects.
Find out how the City uses Bluebeam to do plan reviews.

Find out how to use Bluebeam, our plan review software.

Applicants who do not have access to Bluebeam software, but wish to receive review comments via a PDF file.

Staff awarded 24 Community Challenge Grants

EPR Applicant Procedure March 21, 2022

Complete procedure for applicants to use Electronic Plan Review with the City and County of San Francisco.

PDF creation guidelines July 19, 2021

Creation guidelines for making PDFs of plans to submit to the City and County of San Francisco to Electronic Plan Review. Referred to as Exhibit F.

Bluebeam Studio project layout July 19, 2021

Screenshot with additional details of a Bluebeam Studio project layout. Referred to as Exhibit C.

Bluebeam Studio Session layout July 19, 2021

Screenshot with additional details of a Bluebeam Studio Session layout. Referred to as Exhibit E.

Email permitcenter@sfgov.org if you have any questions about Electronic Plan Review or using Bluebeam.