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PUBLIC USE DISTRICTS
San Francisco Planning Code · SF Planning Code § 605
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SEC. 605. PUBLIC USE DISTRICTS. Business signs in P Districts shall be subject to the controls of this Article 6 for the zoning district nearest the location of the proposed sign, other than Public Districts or Residential Districts. No general advertising sign, other than those signs exempted by Section 603 of this Code, shall be permitted. (Added by Ord. 263-65, App. 10/22/65; amended by Ord. 285-94, App. 8/2/94; Ord. 80-14 , File No. 140062, App. 6/13/2014, Eff. 7/13/2014) AMENDMENT HISTORY Section amended; Ord. 80-14 , Eff. 7/13/2014. SEC. 606. RESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ENCLAVE DISTRICTS. (See Interpretations related to this Section.) Signs in Residential and Residential Enclave Districts, excluding the Residential Transit Oriented-Commercial (RTO-C) District, and other than those Signs exempted by Section 603 of this Code, shall conform to the following provisions: (a) General Provisions for All Signs. (1) No sign shall project beyond a street property line or legislated setback line, or into a required front setback area. (2) No sign shall have or consist of any moving, rotating or otherwise animated part, or (if permitted to be illuminated) any flashing, blinking, fluctuating or otherwise animated light. (3) No roof sign, wind sign, or general advertising sign shall be permitted. (4) No sign shall extend above the roofline of a building to which it is attached, or above a height of 12 feet, except as permitted below. (b) Signs for Uses Permitted in Residential and Residential Enclave Districts. The following types of signs, subject to the limitations prescribed for them, shall be the only signs permitted for uses authorized as principal or conditional uses in R and RED Districts, except that signs for any commercial establishments shall be subject to the limitations of Paragraph (c) below. (1) One nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated nameplate for each street frontage of the lot, not exceeding a height of 12 feet, and having an area not exceeding one square foot in RH Districts or two square feet in RM or RED Districts. (2) One identifying sign for each street frontage of the lot, not exceeding a height of 12 feet, and meeting the following additional requirements: (A) In RH Districts: nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated only; maximum area 12 square feet; (B) In RM, RTO or RED Districts: maximum area eight square feet if directly illuminated, and 20 square feet if nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated. (3) Sale or Lease Signs. One temporary nonilluminated or indirectly ill