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

SEC. 609.5. SIGNS NEAR LANDSCAPED FREEWAYS.

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

Any lawfully existing sign which is now or hereafter near a landscaped 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 three years after the effective date of this Article 6, or three years after the date when the landscaping project has been completed, whichever is later; unless an earlier date for removal or alteration of the sign has been established by Section 4721.C of the San Francisco Building Code, as that Section was in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Article 6, in which case the date for removal or alteration shall be two years following the date so established by the Building Code.

(Added by Ord. 263-65, App. 10/22/65)

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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 [REPEALED.]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 [REPEALED.]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 [REPEALED.]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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