104.2 Exempt Work. A permit shall not be required for the following: [ ← ]
San Francisco Building Inspection Commission Codes · 2022 edition · ingested 2026-07-08 · San Francisco
104.2 Exempt Work. A permit shall not be required for the following: [ ← ]
(1) Repair of leaks not requiring cutting into or removing piping.
(2) Unstopping of traps, sewers, vents or waste pipes not requiring cutting into or removal of traps or piping.
(3) Replacement, repair or maintenance of faucets, angle stops, hose bibbs or roof drain not requiring cutting into or removal of piping.
(4) Replacement of toilets except in structures with alternate water piping.
(5) Replacement of furnace filters.
(6) Removal of drainage, water or gas piping from a building when the water supply, gas and drainage lines have been disconnected in an approved manner under a permit.
(7) Work involved in setting up for display of plumbing fixtures or appliances, when not connected to any supply or drainage lines, in a sales establishment.
(8) Replacement of water conservation devices not requiring cutting into or removal of piping.
(9) Work performed in buildings or structures owned and occupied by the State and Federal governments.