5 Bird St #0

San Francisco permit 202512111512 · Mission

Legalize or fix a violationOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · Mar 2025

Google Street View of 5 Bird St #0, Mar 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Resolve nov 202419131 for clarification of unwarrented unit & non-permitted work, updated back to storage use. remove stove, demo bathroom. provide new bathroom, update finishes, casework & sink, new walls on 1st/f (garage level)

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Dec 11, 2025
Issued: Jan 6, 2026 (within 1 month of filing)
Completed: Mar 19, 2026 (2 months 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: 8 stops across 4 departments
Comments issued: None

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Dec 11, 2025	Dec 11, 2025	Administrative
Apartment and hotel inspection Building Inspection · HIS	Dec 11, 2025	Dec 11, 2025	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Dec 11, 2025	Dec 11, 2025	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 11, 2025	Dec 11, 2025	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Dec 11, 2025	Dec 11, 2025	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Dec 16, 2025	Dec 16, 2025	Not Applicable
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Dec 16, 2025	Dec 16, 2025	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 6, 2026	Jan 6, 2026	Administrative

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: $40,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Brian Lewis Foust Foust Architecture	Architect	C33184

Sources

Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.

Permit 202512111512 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record

DataSF Building PermitsAddress, scope, cost, dates and status
Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
DataSF Building Permit ContactsArchitects and engineers named on the permit
Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
DataSF Building Permit Addenda with RoutingPlan review stops and results
Retrieved Nov 6, 2026
Google Street ViewStreet photo
Taken Mar 2025