SEC. 4.20. TOBACCO PRODUCT AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ADVERTISING PROHIBITION.

(a) No advertising of cigarettes or tobacco products or alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on any property owned by or under the control of the City and County of San Francisco, except as stated in subsections (c) and (d) below. For purposes of this Section 4.20, "alcoholic beverage" shall be as defined in California Business and Professions Code section 23004 and shall not include cleaning solutions, medical supplies, and other products and substances not intended for drinking.

(b) This prohibition shall include the placement of the name of a company producing cigarettes or tobacco products or alcoholic beverages, or the name of any cigarette or tobacco product or alcoholic beverages, in any promotion of any event or promotion of any product or beverage on property owned by or under the control of the City and County of San Francisco.

(c) All leases, permits, or agreements awarded by the City and County of San Francisco allowing any person to use City property shall specifically provide that there shall be no advertising of cigarettes or tobacco products or alcoholic beverages as set forth in this Section 4.20. These prohibitions on advertising shall only apply to those leases, permits, or agreements entered into, renewed, or materially amended from and after the effective date of the ordinance establishing the prohibition.

(d) City property used for operation of a restaurant, concert or sports venue, or other facility or event where the sale, production, or consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted, shall be exempt from the alcoholic beverage advertising prohibition in subsections (a) through (c) above, but the prohibition may be made applicable by lease, permit, or agreement.

(Added by Ord. 186-92, App. 6/22/92; amended by Ord. 13-09, File No. 081124, App. 1/16/2009; Ord. 98-15, File No. 150241, App. 6/25/2015, Eff. 7/25/2015; Ord. 221-15, File No. 151077, App. 12/16/2015, Eff. 1/15/2016)

(a) As provided by Section 611 of the San Francisco Planning Code, which was adopted by the voters in November 2002, new general advertising signs that are visible to the public are prohibited on the exterior of any City-owned building after March 5, 2002.

(b) No increase in the number of general advertising signs shall be allowed on street furniture, including transit shelters, kiosks, benches and newspaper racks, over the number authorized by City law and negotiated under the provisions of City contracts that were in effect as of January 1, 2008. These limitations shall apply to any successor contracts.

(c) The term "general advertising sign" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 602.7 of the Planning Code.

(Added by Proposition E, App. 11/5/2009)