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Planning Department says sign program finished inventory, posts public map as enforcement continues
Summary
Planning Department staff told the Planning Commission Feb. 24 that the General Advertising Sign Program has completed a citywide inventory, issued 681 notices of violation and led to removal of about 588 signs; staff unveiled an interactive public map and said enforcement and litigation continue while the program shifts to monitoring.
The San Francisco Planning Department told the Planning Commission on Feb. 24 that it has completed a multi-year review of the city's general advertising signs and is publishing more detailed information about the signs online.
"We have finished the review of each of the 1,672 general advertising signs in San Francisco," Dan Sider, planning department staff, said during an informational presentation. He told commissioners the department has issued 681 notices of violation, taken enforcement actions that resulted in removal of about 588 signs and resolved most appeals and litigation to date.
Sider said the department assembled an exhaustive database of locations, permits and photographs and that a recent settlement allowed the agency to disclose more detailed inventory information. He demonstrated an interactive Google-based map of general…
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