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Standards Specifications and Plans

NEW!

  • 7/25/2023 - Standard plans for streetlight pole foundations (see below under Electrical Engineering) have been added.

 

Notice: Printed paper copies of  the Standards Specifications and Plans are no longer available.


Engineering Standard Specifications

Partnering Summit 2014

On February 27,  2014, more than 300 contractors, City department leaders and construction industry executives joined Mayor Edwin M. Lee to officially kick off San Francisco’s partnering program. Partnering brings contractors and City departments together to foster better communication and build trust. Successful partnering delivers projects on time and on budget, with the highest quality, and increases job satisfaction and safety. With more than $25 billion of City projects coming up over the next 10 years, the goal is to work better together.

Refuse Collection and Disposal Rates (Garbage Rates)

Please note that all content covering Refuse Rates Administration is moving to the Controller’s Office website. This page will be available until the move is complete. After completion, this page will redirect to the new one.

Caring For Your New Street Tree

Proper establishment of your street tree is critical to the future health and maintenance requirements of your tree.  See below for the essentials for a healthy establishment period, which will result in a long and happy life for your tree. A good investment of time now will save you maintenance dollars in the future.

 

Here are the basics

Urban Forest Plan

Our urban forest is a complex system of trees, plants, wildlife, soil, air and water within the city including the many people who care for and enjoy it.

The San Francisco Urban Forest Plan was created to preserve, replace and grow the City's tree canopy so that residents and visitors alike can experience the canopy's social, economic and environmental benefits now and for years and generations to come. 

 

Overview

Toter Retrieval and Storage

To reduce vandalism and litter in the City, Public Works encourages private property owners to comply with city codes by promptly returning their garbage and recycling toters from the street after collection, and placing them behind enclosures that keep them hidden from public view. 

Toters that are left out too long on streets and sidewalks, or within plain view, are vulnerable to graffiti, vandalism, theft and scavenging that often produces litter.  They also obstruct the public right of way.

What you need to know:

Unwanted Handbills and Newspapers

Newspapers on your sidewalk or handbills attached to your property can be a nuisance leading to neighborhood litter and sidewalk trash. There are city codes in place to help prevent the problem of unsolicited pamphlets and unwanted newspapers.

 

Handbills on Private Premises

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