Sign Permit

Required for most business signs. Includes fabricated and hanging signs, as well as signs that have been painted directly on a building.

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Issuing Department

SF Department of Building Inspection

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City

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Sign Permits (available from the Department of Building Inspection) are required for most business signs. This includes signs painted directly on walls as well as fabricated signs hung on a wall or projecting from a building.

  

Directions: To obtain a sign permit application, or building permit, visit the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) at 49 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103. General inquiries can be emailed to dbicustomerservice@sfgov.org or call (628) 652-3200.