3929 17th St

San Francisco permit 202604089110 · Castro/Upper Market

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

Street view · Dec 2022

Google Street View of 3929 17th St, Dec 2022

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Remove existing railing and install new railing with proper height per code. install metal staircase. install proper flashing and waterproofing. per boa decision: 25-048-3929

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Apr 8, 2026
Issued: Sep 17, 2026 (5 months after filing)
Completed: Not completed yet

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (over-the-counter, with plans) filed in 2026 were typically issued within 1 month (median of 3,682 issued permits).

City plan review

Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.

Review stops: 9 stops across 2 departments
Comments issued: Twice, by Building Inspection

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Apr 8, 2026	Apr 8, 2026	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Apr 8, 2026	Apr 8, 2026	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Apr 20, 2026	Apr 20, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 21, 2026	Apr 21, 2026	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jul 20, 2026	Jul 20, 2026	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jul 27, 2026	Jul 27, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 17, 2026	Sep 17, 2026	Approved
Structural plan approval Building Inspection · PAD-STR	Sep 17, 2026	Sep 17, 2026	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Sep 17, 2026	Sep 17, 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: $4,500

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Mark Jeffrey Topetcher Topetcher Architecture Inc.	Architect	C21678

Sources

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

Permit 202604089110 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 Dec 2022