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San Francisco Planning Code Art. 11 Preservation of Buildings and Districts of Architectural, Historical, And…

San Francisco Planning Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code Article 11 · Text as of 2026-09-23

ARTICLE 11: PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND DISTRICTS OF ARCHITECTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND AESTHETIC IMPORTANCE IN THE C-3 DISTRICTS

Sec. 1101. Findings and Purposes.
Sec. 1102. Standards for Designation of Buildings.
Sec. 1102.1. Designation of Buildings.
Sec. 1103. Standards for Designation of Conservation Districts.
Sec. 1103.1. Conservation District Designations.
Sec. 1106. Procedures for Change of Designation and Designation of Additional Significant and Contributory Buildings.
Sec. 1107. Procedures for Designation of Additional Conservation Districts or Boundary Change of Conservation Districts.
Sec. 1108. Notice of Designation.
Sec. 1109. Preservation Lots: Eligibility for Transfer of Development Rights.
Sec. 1110. Construction, Alteration or Demolition of Significant or Contributory Buildings or Buildings in Conservation
Districts.
Sec. 1111. Applications for Permits to Alter, Permits to Demolish, and Permits for New Construction in Conservation
Districts.
Sec. 1111.1. Determination of Minor and Major Alterations.
Sec. 1111.2. Sign Permits.
Sec. 1111.3. Review by the Planning Department.
Sec. 1111.4. Scheduling and Notice of Historic Preservation Commission Hearings.
Sec. 1111.5. Decision by the Historic Preservation Commission.
Sec. 1111.6. Standards and Requirements for Review of Applications for Alterations.
Sec. 1111.7. Standards and Requirements for Review of Applications for Demolition.
Sec. 1113. Standards of Review for New and Replacement Construction in Conservation Districts.
Sec. 1114. Modification of a Decision of the Historic Preservation Commission.
Sec. 1115. Appeal.
Sec. 1116. Unlawful Alteration or Demolition.
Sec. 1117. Conformity with Other City Permit Processes.
Sec. 1118. Unsafe or Dangerous Conditions.
Sec. 1119. Maintenance Requirements and Enforcement Thereof.
Sec. 1120. Enforcement and Penalties.
Sec. 1121. Relationship to Article 10.
Sec. 1122. Notice of Amendment.
Sec. 1123. Notice Procedure.
Sec. 1124. Time Provisions.
Sec. 1125. Severability.
Appendix A Category I Buildings.
Appendix B Category II Buildings.
Appendix C Category III Buildings.
Appendix D Category IV Buildings.
Appendix E Kearny-Market-Mason-Sutter Conservation District.
Appendix F New Montgomery-Mission-Second Street Conservation District.
Appendix G Commercial-Leidesdorff Conservation District.
Appendix H Front-California Conservation District.
Appendix I Kearny-Belden Conservation District.
Appendix J Pine-Sansome Conservation District.
Appendix K Mint-Mission Conservation District.

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