DPH Plan Review Application: how to file the food facility plan check
Filed with the building permit at the Permit Center, with health as a review station: the application, plans and the review fee.
- Agency
- San Francisco Department of Public Health
- Where it applies
- San Francisco
- How it's filed
- Filed in person
- Fee
- $2,207$2,207 for a new or remodeled restaurant, coffee or tea shop (2026-27 rate).
- How long it takes
- DPH doesn't publish a plan review time, but asks you to contact your plan reviewer at least 2 weeks ahead to book the pre-final and final site inspections.
The form, line by line
| Line | What goes there |
|---|---|
| Business Information | Business Address |
| Business Information | Business Name |
| Business Information | Building Permit Application #From the DBI building permit application; ask that 'health' be added as a routing station. |
| Applicant Information | Applicant Name (print) |
| Applicant Information | Applicant Title (business owner, architect, contractor, permit expediter, etc.) |
| Applicant Information | Email Address |
| Applicant Information | Phone Number |
| Applicant Information | Date |
| Plan Review Service Requ | Plan Review Service Requested For (select as applicable)New Construction / Remodel of an Existing Facility / Consultation Only / Field Site Evaluation / Office Preliminary Review |
| Food Facility Type | Food Facility Type - Select OneRestaurant / Bar + Restaurant / Bar Only / Coffee/Tea Shop / Deli / Market / Commissary / Micro Kitchen/Employee Cafeteria / Other |
| Food Facility Type | Other (fill in the blank) |
| Food Facility Type | Food Facility with Food/Drink Preparation |
| Food Facility Type | Will you cook food?Yes / No |
| Food Facility Type | Will you be cooling down food?Yes / No |
| Food Facility Type | Will you need to wash, rinse, soak, or thaw food such as fruits/vegetables, and or meat?Yes / No |
| Food Facility Type | Prepackaged Food Facility Only, Without Food/Drink Preparation |
| Non-Food Facility Type | Non-Food Facility Type (select as applicable)Laundry Facility with washers, dryers, extractors / Pet Shop/Kennel/Pet Hospital with Overnight Animal Boarding |
What to attach
- Construction plans, drawn to scale, including all equipment and finish schedules
- DPH Plan Review Fee payment
Official links
Checked against the agency's own page.
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