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    PermitSF Permitting Data

    Metadata Updated: April 12, 2026

    A. SUMMARY This dataset includes details on select permit applications filed with the City and County of San Francisco. See Section D for the permit types currently available.

    B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED This dataset is an extract from the City's OpenGov permitting system.

    C. UPDATE PROCESS This dataset updates four times a day.

    D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET This dataset contains the following permit types: - Doors, siding, windows permit - Fire alarm permit - Fire sprinkler permit - Special event permit pre-application form

    E. RELATED DATASETS Department of Building Inspections Permits Data Building Permits (Unique) Building Permit Addenda with Routing Building Permits Contacts Electrical Permits Plumbing Permits Boiler Permits Dwelling Unit Completion Counts by Building Permit

    Planning Department Permits Planning Department Permits

    Public Works Construction Permits Department of Public Works Street Use Permits Department of Public Works Large Utility Excavation Permits

    Fire Department Permits Fire Department Permits

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    For even more permit datasets, click this link and search “Permits.”

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date March 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date April 12, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from SFO JSON

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date April 12, 2026
    Publisher data.sfgov.org
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.sfgov.org/api/views/tyz3-vt28
    Data First Published 2026-02-13
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-11
    Category Housing and Buildings
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.sfgov.org/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 15cea168-d7f6-42fd-b071-0a4f30dd928b
    Harvest Source Id 8507fa43-f429-4095-b732-2177330ce485
    Harvest Source Title SFO JSON
    Homepage URL https://data.sfgov.org/d/tyz3-vt28
    License http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash d89ad284959bfd2bcadf6ceec8a262d7c71357b8a510ea270cdfbb289730bac6
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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