Opening a business in San Francisco: licenses and permits
Filing lists for 12 kinds of business, and 6 topics on costs, timing, foreign owners, hiring and renewals.
By business
- Milk tea and bubble tea shops13 filings
- Coffee shops13 filings
- Restaurants13 filings
- Hot pot restaurants13 filings
- Bakeries13 filings
- Dessert shops13 filings
- Grocery stores10 filings
- Retail stores9 filings
- Cosmetics stores15 filings
- Toy stores13 filings
- Importers and online sellers11 filings
- Warehouses and 3PLs10 filings
By topic
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Get the plan for your business in San Francisco
This guide covers the city. Your exact address decides the county, the health district and the zoning. Placetta maps every filing for it, fills the official forms from your details, adds the deadlines and puts them up for your approval.
- The full list for your address, in filing order
- The official forms, filled line by line
- Renewal and inspection reminders