Article 5 — [RESERVED] ARTICLE 6: SIGNS›SEC. 609. AMORTIZATION PERIODS.
SEC. 609.4. SIGNS NEAR NONLANDSCAPED FREEWAYS.
San Francisco Planning Code · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · San Francisco
Any lawfully existing sign which is now or hereafter near a nonlandscaped portion of a freeway and which does not conform to the provisions of Section 608.5 of this Code shall be removed or altered to conform therewith within 10 years after the effective date of this Article 6, or within 10 years after such date as the precise route of the freeway has been determined and designated but not before such route has been opened to traffic, whichever date is later; provided, however, that any lawfully existing sign near the James Lick Freeway if located west of Fifth Street, north of Division Street, and east of 10th Street, or near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge approach east of Fifth Street need not be removed or altered to conform to Section 608.5 prior to the end of its normal life if located within the area exempted from the prohibition of freeway signs by Section 4721.D(2) of the San Francisco Building Code as that Section was in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Article 6.
(Added by Ord. 263-65, App. 10/22/65)
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- Article 1 — GENERAL ZONING PROVISIONS
- Article 1.2 — DIMENSIONS, AREAS, AND OPEN SPACES
- Article 1.5 — TRANSPORTATION, OFF-STREET PARKING, AND LOADING
- Article 1.7 — COMPLIANCE
- Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS
- Article 2.5 — HEIGHT AND BULK DISTRICTS
- Article 3 — ZONING PROCEDURES
- Article 3.5 — FEES
- Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS T…
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▸ Article 5 — [RESERVED] ARTICLE 6: SIGNS
Overview- SEC. 604. PERMITS AND CONFORMITY REQUIRED.
- SEC. 607.1. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL…
- SEC. 607.2. MIXED USE DISTRICTS.
- SEC. 607.3. [REPEALED.]
- SEC. 607.4. [REPEALED.]
- SEC. 608. SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS AND SIGNS IN SPECIAL USE DIST…
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▸ SEC. 609. AMORTIZATION PERIODS.
Overview- SEC. 609.1. GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGNS LOCATED IN R DISTRICTS.
- SEC. 609.2. [REPEALED.]
- SEC. 609.3. WITHIN CIVIC CENTER SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS.
- SEC. 609.4. SIGNS NEAR NONLANDSCAPED FREEWAYS.
- SEC. 609.5. SIGNS NEAR LANDSCAPED FREEWAYS.
- SEC. 609.6. SIGNS NEAR CERTAIN SCENIC STREETS.
- SEC. 609.7. WIND SIGNS.
- SEC. 609.8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE STATION SIGNS IN R DISTRICTS.
- SEC. 609.9. SIGNS NEAR RAPID TRANSIT ROUTES.
- SEC. 609.10. IN THE MARKET STREET SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
- SEC. 609.11. IN THE JACKSON SQUARE SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
- SEC. 609.12. ON AND NEAR MARKET STREET FROM THE CENTRAL SKYWAY…
- SEC. 609.13. NONCONFORMING GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGNS IN NEIGHB…
- SEC. 609.14. IN THE NORTHEAST WATERFRONT SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
- Article 7 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
- Article 8 — MIXED USE DISTRICTS
- Article 9 — MISSION BAY DISTRICTS
- Part I — SCOPE, PURPOSE AND RELATIONSHIPS
- Part II — USES
- Part III — DENSITY
- Part IV — HEIGHT
- Part V — BUILDING FORM
- Part VI — OPEN AREAS
- Part VII — PARKING
- Part VIII — SIGNS
- Part X — OFFICE SPACE LIMITATION
- Part XI — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Part XII — RULES FOR NONCONFORMING USES AND NONCOMPLYING STRUC…
- Part XIII — COMPLIANCE, PERMIT APPROVAL AND ENFORCEMENT
- Part XIV — FEES
- Part XV — DEFINITIONS
- Part XVI — SEVERABILITY