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Planning Commission backs changes to sign-permit review for downtown historic buildings with staff edits

San Francisco Planning Commission · December 7, 2023
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Summary

The commission recommended approval Dec. 7 of a planning-code amendment to require greater Historic Preservation Commission oversight of new business signs on Article 10 landmarks while keeping streamlined review for many Article 11 downtown properties, passing 5 to 2.

The San Francisco Planning Commission on Dec. 7 recommended approval of a planning-code amendment that would tighten review for new business signs on landmark (Article 10) buildings and require a higher level of review for some Article 11 conservation-district properties in the downtown/C3 area.

Michelle Taylor of the Planning Department told commissioners the ordinance would require Certificate of Appropriateness hearings for new signs on Article 10 properties and a major permit and HPC hearing…

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