Historic Preservation in San Francisco, CA (2026)
1 verified historic preservation rules for San Francisco, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Historic-Cultural Monuments
San Francisco designates historic landmarks by Board of Supervisors ordinance under Planning Code Article 10, triggering permanent design and demolition controls.
San Francisco Landmark Designation Rules
Significant RestrictionsSan Francisco Planning Code Sec. 1004(a)(1)
The Board of Supervisors may, by ordinance, designate an individual structure or other feature or an integrated group of structures and features on a single lot or site, having a special character or special historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value, as a landmark, and shall designate a landmark site for each landmark; and (2) The Board of Supervisors may, by ordinance, d...