San Francisco Planning Code Art. 6 Signs
San Francisco Planning Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco
Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code Article 6 · Text as of 2026-09-23
| Sec. 601. | Purposes of Sign Controls. |
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| Sec. 602. | Sign Definitions. |
| Sec. 603. | Exempted Signs. |
| Sec. 604. | Permits and Conformity Required. |
| Sec. 604.1. | Information Required on Advertising Signs. |
| Sec. 604.2. | General Advertising Sign Inventories. |
| Sec. 605. | Public Use Districts. |
| Sec. 606. | Residential and Residential Enclave Districts. |
| Sec. 607. | Commercial and Industrial Districts. |
| Sec. 607.1. | Neighborhood Commercial and Residential-Commercial Districts, and Residential Transit Oriented-Commercial Districts. |
| Sec. 607.2. | Mixed Use Districts. |
| Sec. 608. | Special Sign Districts and Signs in Special Use Districts. |
| Sec. 608.1. | Near R Districts. |
| Sec. 608.2. | Near Schools, Parks, and Recreation Facilities. |
| Sec. 608.3. | Civic Center Special Sign Districts. |
| Sec. 608.4. | Transit Center Special Sign District. |
| Sec. 608.5. | Near Freeways. |
| Sec. 608.6. | Near Certain Scenic Streets. |
| Sec. 608.7. | Near Rapid Transit Routes. |
| Sec. 608.8. | Market Street Special Sign District. |
| Sec. 608.9. | Jackson Square Special Sign District. |
| Sec. 608.10. | Stonestown Special Sign District. |
| Sec. 608.11. | Hospitals and Medical Centers in R Districts Adjacent to or Across the Street from NC, C or M Districts. |
| Sec. 608.12. | 555 9th Street Special Sign District. |
| Sec. 608.13. | In the Rincon Hill Downtown Residential Mixed Use District. |
| Sec. 608.14. | Vintage Signs. |
| Sec. 608.15. | Northeast Waterfront Special Sign District. |
| Sec. 608.16. | City Center Special Sign District. |
| Sec. 608.18. | 3250 19th Avenue Special Sign District. |
| Sec. 609. | Amortization Periods. |
| Sec. 609.1. | General Advertising Signs Located in R Districts. |
| 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. |
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| 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 Overpass to Diamond Street. |
| Sec. 609.13. | Nonconforming General Advertising Signs in Neighborhood Commercial Districts. |
| Sec. 609.14. | In the Northeast Waterfront Special Sign District. |
| Sec. 610. | Violation of General Advertising Sign Requirements. |
| Sec. 611. | General Advertising Signs Prohibited. |
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