San Francisco County Municipal Code § 789.4 Approval of Commemorative Street Plaque Installation by Board of Supervisors

(a) Approval Following Public Works’ Review of a Complete Application. Following the Department’s review of any complete commemorative street plaque application, the Department shall forward the application, and the Department’s recommendation on the application, including any recommended conditions of approval, to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on any proposal so transmitted. By resolution, the Board may approve, disapprove or approve with modifications and conditions, the installation of commemorative street plaques at specific locations on a public right-of-way or a public place to commemorate a site, event or person of historical interest to San Francisco. (b) Approval Prior To Submittal of Complete Application. Alternatively, the Board of Supervisors may elect to hold a hearing on a proposal to commemorate a site, event, or person of historical interest to San Francisco, prior to the applicant’s submittal of a complete application to the Department. T1 Board of Supervisors may, by resolution authorize the Director, or the Director’s designee, to approve the installation of one or more commemorative street plaques as specified in the resolution following the Arts Commission’s approval of the plaque design and the Director’s review of all permit application materials. The Department shall only approve the installation of commemorative street plaques that comply with the applicable engineering, installation, safety, and siting criteria 1 The Department shall only approve the installation of commemorative street plaques at specific locations that comply with the applicable engineering, installation, safety, and siting criteria. (c) Ownership, Maintenance, and Repair of Commemorative Plaques. Any resolution approving the installation of a commemorative street plaque on a public right-of-way or a public place shall identify the person or entity that owns the commemorative street plaque and the person or entity that is responsible for maintaining and repairing the commemorative street plaque. If the owner of the commemorative street plaque wishes to offer the commemorative street plaque, the maintenance and repair of the commemorative

street plaque, and/or funds for the maintenance and repair of the commemorative street plaque as gifts to the City, the Board of Supervisors may accept such offers in the resolution that approves the commemorative street plaque installation. (Added by Ord. 149-96, App. 4/17/96; amended by Ord. 252-23, File No. 230768, App. 12/19/2023, Eff. 1/19/2024; Ord. 224-25, File No. 250894, App. 11/21/2025, Eff. 12/22/2025) CODIFICATION NOTE

1. So in Ord. 224-25.