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Article 5 — [RESERVED] ARTICLE 6: SIGNS›SEC. 609. AMORTIZATION PERIODS.

SEC. 609.12. ON AND NEAR MARKET STREET FROM THE CENTRAL SKYWAY OVERPASS TO DIAMOND STREET.

San Francisco Planning Code · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · San Francisco

(a) General Advertising Signs. Any lawfully existing general advertising sign within the Upper Market Special Sign District, other than such a sign located on a wall immediately adjacent to the establishment to which it directs attention, shall be removed within five years after the effective date of said Special Sign District or such later date as the location of such sign may be designated as part of said Special Sign District.

(b) Roof Signs. Any lawfully existing roof sign within the Upper Market Special Sign District shall be removed within five years after the effective date of such Special Sign District or such later date as the location of such sign may be designated as part of said Special Sign District.

(c) Freestanding Signs. Any existing free standing sign within the Upper Market Special Sign District that lawfully exceeds a height of 24 feet shall be removed or altered to conform with such height limit within five years after the effective date of such Special Sign District or such later date as the location of such sign may be designated as part of said Special Sign District.

(d) Moving Parts. Any lawfully existing sign within the Upper Market Special Sign District that has a moving part or parts legally nonconforming under Subsection 607(d) of this Code shall be removed or altered to conform therewith within three years after the effective date of said Special Sign District or such later date as the location of such sign may be designated as part of said Special Sign District.

(e) Flashing Lights. Any lawfully existing sign within the Upper Market Special Sign District that has or consists of one or more flashing, blinking, fluctuating or otherwise animated lights legally nonconforming under Subsection 607(e) of this Code shall be removed or altered to conform therewith within three years after the effective date of said Special Sign District or such later date as the location of such sign may be designated as part of said Special Sign District.

(f) Not less than six months prior to the termination of the amortization period set forth in Section 609.12(a), the City Planning Commission shall conduct a hearing regarding general compliance with all the removal and conformity requirements of Section 609.12. The City Planning Commission shall send a report thereon to the Board of Supervisors, which shall conduct a hearing on said report.

(Added by Ord. 64-77, App. 2/18/77)

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▸ Contents — San Francisco Planning Code
San Francisco Planning Code
  1. Article 1 — GENERAL ZONING PROVISIONS
  2. Article 1.2 — DIMENSIONS, AREAS, AND OPEN SPACES
  3. Article 1.5 — TRANSPORTATION, OFF-STREET PARKING, AND LOADING
  4. Article 1.7 — COMPLIANCE
  5. Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS
  6. Article 2.5 — HEIGHT AND BULK DISTRICTS
  7. Article 3 — ZONING PROCEDURES
  8. Article 3.5 — FEES
  9. Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS T…
  10. ▸ Article 5 — [RESERVED] ARTICLE 6: SIGNS
    Overview
    1. SEC. 604. PERMITS AND CONFORMITY REQUIRED.
    2. SEC. 607.1. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL…
    3. SEC. 607.2. MIXED USE DISTRICTS.
    4. SEC. 607.3. [REPEALED.]
    5. SEC. 607.4. [REPEALED.]
    6. SEC. 608. SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS AND SIGNS IN SPECIAL USE DIST…
    7. ▸ SEC. 609. AMORTIZATION PERIODS.
      Overview
      1. SEC. 609.1. GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGNS LOCATED IN R DISTRICTS.
      2. SEC. 609.2. [REPEALED.]
      3. SEC. 609.3. WITHIN CIVIC CENTER SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS.
      4. SEC. 609.4. SIGNS NEAR NONLANDSCAPED FREEWAYS.
      5. SEC. 609.5. SIGNS NEAR LANDSCAPED FREEWAYS.
      6. SEC. 609.6. SIGNS NEAR CERTAIN SCENIC STREETS.
      7. SEC. 609.7. WIND SIGNS.
      8. SEC. 609.8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE STATION SIGNS IN R DISTRICTS.
      9. SEC. 609.9. SIGNS NEAR RAPID TRANSIT ROUTES.
      10. SEC. 609.10. IN THE MARKET STREET SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      11. SEC. 609.11. IN THE JACKSON SQUARE SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      12. SEC. 609.12. ON AND NEAR MARKET STREET FROM THE CENTRAL SKYWAY…
      13. SEC. 609.13. NONCONFORMING GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGNS IN NEIGHB…
      14. SEC. 609.14. IN THE NORTHEAST WATERFRONT SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
  11. Article 7 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
  12. Article 8 — MIXED USE DISTRICTS
  13. Article 9 — MISSION BAY DISTRICTS
  14. Part I — SCOPE, PURPOSE AND RELATIONSHIPS
  15. Part II — USES
  16. Part III — DENSITY
  17. Part IV — HEIGHT
  18. Part V — BUILDING FORM
  19. Part VI — OPEN AREAS
  20. Part VII — PARKING
  21. Part VIII — SIGNS
  22. Part X — OFFICE SPACE LIMITATION
  23. Part XI — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
  24. Part XII — RULES FOR NONCONFORMING USES AND NONCOMPLYING STRUC…
  25. Part XIII — COMPLIANCE, PERMIT APPROVAL AND ENFORCEMENT
  26. Part XIV — FEES
  27. Part XV — DEFINITIONS
  28. Part XVI — SEVERABILITY

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