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Publications

• Preservation Bulletins
  The Planning Department's twenty-one Preservation Bulletins provide information on everything from Landmark and Historic District Nomination (Bulletin 5) to Architectural Periods and Styles in San Francisco (Bulletin 18). Bulletin 16 is perhaps the most useful bulletin for property owners, as it deciphers the complex CEQA rules regarding historic properties.
  
  
• Guidelines for Adding Garages and Curb Cuts PDF
  
  
• How do I research the history of my SF property? - PDF
  
  
• Residential Design Guidelines - PDF
  see pages 43-54 for guidelines related to historic buildings
  
  
• Standards for Window Replacement PDF

Applications

• Blank DPR523-A Primary Record form - PDF
  
  
• Blank DPR523-B Building, Structure, Object form - PDF
  
  
• Blank DPR523-D District form - PDF
  
  
• Certificate of Appropriateness
  
  
• Mills Act Application
  
  
• Major Permit to Alter Application

• Minor Permit to Alter Application
  
• Supplemental Information Form 

Historic Context Statements

• Mission District Context Statement -- City Within A City - PDF
  
  
• Market & Octavia Context Statement - PDF
  
  
• SoMa Draft Context Statement - PDF
  
  
• Japantown Draft Historic Context Statement - PDF
  
  
• Transbay Draft Historic Context Statement - PDF
  
  
• Balboa Park Draft Historic Context Statement - PDF
  
  
• Parkside Historic Context Statement - PDF
  
  
• Mission Dolores Historic Context Statement - PDF
  
  
• The Development of Sexual Identity Based Subcultures - PDF
  
  
• Carnegie Branch Libraries of San Francisco - PDF
  
  
• India Basin Draft Context Statement - PDF
  
  
• Central Waterfront Context Statement - PDF

Maps

• Map of Article 10 SF Landmarks and Historic Districts - PDF
  
  
• Map of Article 11 Conservation Districts - PDF
  
  
• Map of National Register listed properties and Historic Districts - Coming Soon!
  
  
• Map of California Register listed properties and Historic Districts - Coming Soon!
  
  
• Map of recent and on-going historic resource surveys - PDF