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Elena R., AIA
Licensed CA · Victorian remodels
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Building in San Francisco? Local licensure matters.

San Francisco reviews most residential work twice: the Department of Building Inspection for code, and Planning for neighbourhood notification, rear-yard and light-well rules that stop out-of-area firms cold. Every architect we match is licensed in California and has carried a set through DBI intake before.

That local fluency shows up where it counts: soft-story and liquefaction detailing done properly, Title-24 energy compliance right the first time, and drawing sets a plan-check reviewer recognises — so you spend less time in correction cycles and more time building.

San Francisco PERMIT SNAPSHOT
JurisdictionSan Francisco DBI
Avg. residential permit8–16 weeks
Design reviewPlanning review on most work
Seismic rulesSoft-story + liquefaction

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Architects licensed in CA

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Elena R., AIA
Victorian remodels
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Marcus T., AIA
Rear-yard additions
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Sofia L., AIA
Planning entitlements

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