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Planning Commission approves easing awning and projecting‑sign rules to aid small businesses
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a planning code amendment allowing businesses to display their name on both awnings and projecting or wall signs without changing existing size or illumination controls; supporters said it helps struggling small businesses, opponents warned about visual clutter. Vote: 4–2.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on a 4–2 vote approved a planning code amendment that would allow businesses to have their name on both projecting signs and awnings in districts where that combination was previously restricted.
Supervisor Stephanie, the measure’s sponsor, told the commission the change is a narrowly targeted code cleanup prompted by an enforcement case in her district and intended to help small businesses recover from the pandemic. “I was absolutely baffled that during the pandemic, when our businesses were suffering … that I had a…
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