38 Belcher St #1

San Francisco permit 202512242611 · Castro/Upper Market

Deck, stairs or patio coverOver-the-counter, with plansIssued

Street view · Sep 2026

Google Street View of 38 Belcher St #1, Sep 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Replace (e) fire escape in kind from roof to light courtyard

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Dec 24, 2025
Issued: Apr 21, 2026 (4 months after filing)
Completed: Not completed yet

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: 11 stops across 3 departments
Comments issued: None

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Apartment and hotel inspection Building Inspection · HIS	Dec 24, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	—
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Dec 24, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	Administrative
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Jan 12, 2026	Jan 12, 2026	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Jan 12, 2026	Jan 12, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jan 12, 2026	Jan 12, 2026	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Jan 12, 2026	Jan 12, 2026	Not Applicable
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Apr 2, 2026	Apr 2, 2026	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Apr 2, 2026	Apr 2, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 2, 2026	Apr 2, 2026	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Apr 2, 2026	Apr 2, 2026	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 21, 2026	Apr 21, 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: Issued
Estimated cost: $10,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Gary Stephenson Gee	Authorized agent-others	C-14060
Erwin J O'toole Erwin O'toole	Engineer	C80734

Sources

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

Permit 202512242611 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 Sep 2026