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Article 6 — SIGNS›SEC. 608. SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS AND SIGNS IN SPECIAL USE DISTRICTS.

SEC. 608.3. CIVIC CENTER SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS.

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

No General Advertising Sign, and no other Sign exceeding 200 square feet in area, shall be located within the Civic Center Special Sign Districts Numbers 1 and 2, as designated on Sectional Map SSD of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco. Within such districts, no Sign that is located on publicly owned property, or that is located on a street frontage facing publicly owned property, shall have any moving, rotating or otherwise animated part; or have any flashing, blinking, fluctuating or otherwise animated light; or project beyond any Street Property Line or building setback line; or be Attached to a Building in any manner other than with its entire area flat against a wall of such building that directly faces a street.

(Added by Ord. 263-65, App. 10/22/65; amended by Ord. 217-16, File No. 160424, App. 11/10/2016, Eff. 12/10/2016) AMENDMENT HISTORY Section header and section amended; Ord. 217-16, Eff. 12/10/2016.

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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 6
  7. Article 2.5 — HEIGHT AND BULK DISTRICTS
  8. Article 3 — ZONING PROCEDURES
  9. Article 3.5 — FEES
  10. Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS T…
  11. ▸Article 6 — SIGNS
    Overview
    1. SEC. 602. SIGN DEFINITIONS.
    2. SEC. 604. PERMITS AND CONFORMITY REQUIRED.
    3. SEC. 607. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.
    4. ▸SEC. 608. SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS AND SIGNS IN SPECIAL USE DIST…
      Overview
      1. SEC. 608.1. NEAR R DISTRICTS.
      2. SEC. 608.2. NEAR SCHOOLS, PARKS, AND RECREATION FACILITIES.
      3. SEC. 608.3. CIVIC CENTER SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS.
      4. SEC. 608.4. TRANSIT CENTER SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      5. SEC. 608.5. NEAR FREEWAYS.
      6. SEC. 608.6. NEAR CERTAIN SCENIC STREETS.
      7. SEC. 608.7. NEAR RAPID TRANSIT ROUTES.
      8. SEC. 608.8. MARKET STREET SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      9. SEC. 608.9. JACKSON SQUARE SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      10. SEC. 608.10. STONESTOWN SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      11. SEC. 608.11. HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS IN R DISTRICTS ADJA…
      12. SEC. 608.12. 555 9TH STREET SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      13. SEC. 608.13. IN THE RINCON HILL DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE…
      14. SEC. 608.14. VINTAGE SIGNS.
      15. SEC. 608.15. NORTHEAST WATERFRONT SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      16. SEC. 608.16. CITY CENTER SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      17. SEC. 608.18. 3250 19TH AVENUE SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
    5. SEC. 609. AMORTIZATION PERIODS.
  12. Article 7 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
  13. Article 8 — MIXED USE DISTRICTS
  14. Article 9 — MISSION BAY DISTRICTS
  15. Part I
  16. Part II
  17. Part III
  18. Part IV
  19. Part V
  20. Part VI
  21. Part VII
  22. Part VIII
  23. Part IX
  24. Part X
  25. Part XI
  26. Part XII
  27. Part XIII
  28. Part XIV
  29. Part XV
  30. Part XVI

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