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Permit tracking for architects

Find the permits your project needs, track every deadline across jurisdictions, and give clients a live dashboard instead of status emails.

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Review Suggested Permits from Permit Advisor

We found 8 permits for your project. Review, edit, or remove permits before adding them to the project.

Conditional Use Permit

Zoning

Required

San Francisco Planning

Sources:sf.gov

Building Permit

Plan Check

Required

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection

Sources:sf.gov

Health Department Approval

Plan Check

Required

San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health

Sources:sf.gov,www.cdph.ca.gov

Sprinkler Permit

Plan Check

Likely

San Francisco Fire Department, Plan Check

Sources:sf.gov,osfm.fire.ca.gov

Sign Permit

Plan Check

Likely

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection

Sources:sf.gov

Electrical Permit

Plan Check

Likely

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection

Sources:sf.gov

Plumbing Permit

Plan Check

Likely

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection

Sources:sf.gov

Mechanical Permit

Plan Check

Likely

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection

Sources:sf.gov

Might apply

These depend on details Permit Advisor couldn't confirm, such as the site's zone or the final design. They aren't added unless you add them.

Outdoor Dining Permit

Plan Check

San Francisco Public Works

Grease Interceptor Permit

Plan Check

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Also check with the agency

Permit Advisor thinks this project may also need these. Permitful doesn't have a permit type for them yet, so they can't be added here.

Business Registration Certificate · San Francisco Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector

Review all suggestions. Permit Advisor may make mistakes.

Built for architects and expeditors

Permitful replaces the permit spreadsheet and the status-update email: every permit, agency and deadline for every project, in one place.

Permit Advisor

Enter the address and project type. Permit Advisor searches official city, county and state sites and lists the permits you’ll likely need, citing the pages it found.

Public Project Dashboards

Share one branded dashboard per project—clients and consultants see live updates, no manual emails. See example(opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Deadlines

See today’s, upcoming and overdue milestones at a glance: submittals, plan check responses, approvals.

All Your Projects

Manage every project across clients and jurisdictions, from small remodels to large commercial developments. Unlimited projects on Pro.

Project-Based Permit Tracking

Track every permit, phase, and milestone in one place, with standard milestone sequences built in for every permit type—no more spreadsheet chaos.

Calendar Integration

Every milestone in Google, Apple or Outlook Calendar, updated as dates change. Subscribe to the live feed with Pro, or add single milestones on any plan.

How it Works

Set up a project in minutes. Keep clients and consultants in the loop.

1. Create a project
Enter the address and project type, and Permit Advisor suggests the permits you’ll likely need, backed by the official pages it searched.
2. Add permits to track
Select and edit the permits we recommend, or add any others you need to manage.
3. Add standard milestones
One click gives each permit its usual sequence, from submission through plan check comments, approval, issuance and final inspection, dated from your start date. Edit anything, then export to your calendar.
4. Share a live dashboard (Pro)
Send clients and consultants a link to the project’s live status, so they see progress without asking. It’s hidden from search engines.View an example dashboard.
5. Stay ahead of deadlines
See what’s due today, coming up and overdue across every project, and archive finished projects to keep the list focused.

Common questions

The short answers before you sign up.

Do I need to integrate with city permit portals?

No integration required. Permitful works alongside any city's permit system. You manually enter permit information and milestones, and Permitful helps you organize and track everything in one place. This works with any city's portal, whether it's Accela, ProjectDox, Austin Build + Connect, or any other system.

Is Permitful free?

Yes, for your first project. The free plan includes one active project, one Permit Advisor run, permit and milestone tracking, and calendar export, with no credit card required. Upgrade to Pro when you need unlimited projects, Permit Advisor on every project, public client dashboards, and a live calendar feed.

Is my project data private?

Yes. Projects are private by default, and only you can see them when you're signed in. A project's details become viewable without signing in only if you turn on its public dashboard, and then only to people who have its private link. Public dashboards are also hidden from search engines. You can switch a dashboard back to private at any time. If you set up the Pro calendar feed, your milestones and their project and permit names can also be read by anyone who has the feed's private link, so keep it to yourself; you can reset it at any time in Settings → Calendar.

Can my whole team use Permitful?

Each Permitful account belongs to one person, so each person who tracks projects signs up for their own account. To keep colleagues, consultants and clients up to date on a project, share its live public dashboard, which is included with Pro.

How does Permit Advisor work?

Permit Advisor uses AI and real-time web search to suggest the permits your project is likely to need, based on its type and location. When you create a project, it searches official city, county and state sites, then lists each permit as required, likely or possibly needed, citing the pages it found them on, so you can check them before you add anything. Free accounts get one run to try it, and Pro runs it on every project.

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One active project at a time
One Permit Advisor run to suggest your project's permits
Unlimited permits and milestones on that project
Upcoming deadlines and calendar export

Pro

For architects and expeditors running several projects at once.

$29.00/ month

Billed monthly

Everything in the Free plan
Unlimited projects, from small remodels to large developments
Permit Advisor on every project
A live client dashboard for each project, with your name and photo
The current drawing set linked on each dashboard, so nobody works from an old one
Live calendar feed — every milestone in Google, Apple or Outlook Calendar