Electronic plan review (EPR) resources

Training materials and resource guides for building permit Electronic Plan Review. DBI has transitioned to 100% Electronic Plan Review for In-House Review projects.

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Building permits

Department of Building Inspection

Resources

Information

Learn about our building permit review processes

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

Get a building permit with In-House Review

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

Prepare your plans

Building project plans for Full Permits

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

Add our Back Check page to your plans

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

Bluebeam guidance

How to create PDFs of your plans or addenda

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

Plan review process in Bluebeam

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

How to use Bluebeam

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

Process for Apple Mac or non-Bluebeam users

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

Videos

EPR Q&A Session

Watch a recording of a Q&A session about EPR with the Department of Building Inspection and SF Planning from December 2023.

Documents

Electronic Plan Review

EPR Applicant Procedure

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

Published March 21, 2022

PDF creation guidelines

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.

Published July 19, 2021

Bluebeam Studio project layout

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

Published July 19, 2021

Bluebeam Studio Session layout

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

Published July 19, 2021

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