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Article 6 — SIGNS›SEC. 609. AMORTIZATION PERIODS.

SEC. 609.5. SIGNS NEAR LANDSCAPED FREEWAYS.

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

Any lawfully existing sign which is now or hereafter near a landscaped portion of a freeway and which does not conform to the provisions of Section 608.5 of this Code shall be removed or altered to conform therewith within three years after the effective date of this Article 6, or three years after the date when the landscaping project has been completed, whichever is later; unless an earlier date for removal or alteration of the sign has been established by Section 4721.C of the San Francisco Building Code, as that Section was in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Article 6, in which case the date for removal or alteration shall be two years following the date so established by the Building Code.

(Added by Ord. 263-65, App. 10/22/65)

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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…
    5. ▸SEC. 609. AMORTIZATION PERIODS.
      Overview
      1. SEC. 609.1. GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGNS LOCATED IN R DISTRICTS.
      2. SEC. 609.2. [REPEALED.]
      3. SEC. 609.3. WITHIN CIVIC CENTER SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS.
      4. SEC. 609.4. SIGNS NEAR NONLANDSCAPED FREEWAYS.
      5. SEC. 609.5. SIGNS NEAR LANDSCAPED FREEWAYS.
      6. SEC. 609.6. SIGNS NEAR CERTAIN SCENIC STREETS.
      7. SEC. 609.7. WIND SIGNS.
      8. SEC. 609.8. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE STATION SIGNS IN R DISTRICTS.
      9. SEC. 609.9. SIGNS NEAR RAPID TRANSIT ROUTES.
      10. SEC. 609.10. IN THE MARKET STREET SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      11. SEC. 609.11. IN THE JACKSON SQUARE SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
      12. SEC. 609.12. ON AND NEAR MARKET STREET FROM THE CENTRAL SKYWAY…
      13. SEC. 609.13. NONCONFORMING GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGNS IN NEIGHB…
      14. SEC. 609.14. IN THE NORTHEAST WATERFRONT SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT.
  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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