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Part XVI›Article 11 — PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND DISTRICTS OF ARCHITECTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND AESTHETIC IMPORTANCE IN THE C-3 DI›SEC. 1111. APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO ALTER, PERMITS TO DEMOLISH, AND PERMITS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION IN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.

SEC. 1111.5. DECISION BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.

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

(a) The HPC may approve, disapprove, or approve with conditions an application for a Permit to Alter or a Permit to Demolish and, where applicable for new or replacement construction, for a determination that the building is a Compatible Rehabilitation under Section 1113 or a Compatible Replacement Building under Section 1109(c), and shall make findings in support of its decision.

(b) For applications for a Permit to Demolish, the applicant has the burden of establishing that the criteria governing the approval of applications set forth in Section 1111.7 have been met.

(c) The decisions of the HPC shall be final except upon modification by the Planning Commission as provided in Section 1114 or upon the filing of a timely appeal to the Board of Appeals or Board of Supervisors as provided in Section 1115.

(Added by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; amended by Ord. 95-12, File No. 120301, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012) AMENDMENT HISTORY

Section header amended; previously undesignated paragraph designated as division (a) and amended; divisions (b) and (c) added; Ord. 95-12, Eff. 6/20/2012.

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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
  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
    Overview
    1. Article 10 — PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL AND AEST…
    2. ▸Article 11 — PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND DISTRICTS OF ARCHIT…
      Overview
      1. SEC. 1102. STANDARDS FOR DESIGNATION OF BUILDINGS.
      2. SEC. 1103. STANDARDS FOR DESIGNATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.
      3. ▸SEC. 1111. APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO ALTER, PERMITS TO DEMOL…
        Overview
        1. SEC. 1111.1. DETERMINATION OF MINOR AND MAJOR ALTERATIONS.
        2. SEC. 1111.3. REVIEW BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
        3. SEC. 1111.4. SCHEDULING AND NOTICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION CO…
        4. SEC. 1111.5. DECISION BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
        5. SEC. 1111.6. STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICAT…
        6. SEC. 1111.7. STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICAT…
      4. SEC. 1125. SEVERABILITY.
    3. Article 12 — [RESERVED]

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