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2197 Chestnut St

San Francisco permit 202507090471 · Marina

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansComplete
Street view · Jun 2025
Google Street View of 2197 Chestnut St, Jun 2025
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Partial ti of (e) 1st floor retail for addition of new cafe and boh (back house) cafe service room

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Jul 9, 2025
Issued
Aug 28, 2025 (2 months after filing)
Completed
Oct 9, 2025 (1 month after issuance)

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (over-the-counter, with plans) filed in 2025 were typically issued within 1 month (median of 5,178 issued permits).

City plan review
Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.
Review stops
17 stops across 5 departments
Comments issued
Twice, by Public Health
Review stopFinishedResult

Intake

Building Inspection · INTAKE

Jul 9, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Jul 9, 2025Not Applicable

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jul 9, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jul 9, 2025Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jul 10, 2025Approved

Public health review

Public Health · HEALTH

Jul 10, 2025Administrative

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Jul 10, 2025Issued Comments

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Jul 17, 2025Administrative

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Jul 29, 2025Issued Comments

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Aug 1, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Aug 27, 2025Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Aug 27, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Aug 27, 2025Approved

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Aug 27, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Aug 28, 2025Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Aug 28, 2025Not Applicable

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Aug 28, 2025Administrative

Source: DataSF 87xy-gk8d (Building Permit Addenda with Routing), retrieved Nov 6, 2026. Reviewer names and notes are left out.

Permit details
Permit type
OTC alterations permit
Status
Complete
Estimated cost
$24,663
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
James Louis Zak

Wz Architecture

ArchitectC21506
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202507090471 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record