San Francisco Historic Districts with Planning Code Boundaries

Historic districts in San Francisco are mapped by the San Francisco Planning Department. The dataset includes districts listed in Articles 10 and 11 of the San Francisco Planning Code and those listed or eligible for listing in the California and National Registers of Historic Places. It syncs nightly with the Planning Department's database and is updated several times a year when new districts are approved or listed.

Use Cases

• Identify properties within regulated historic districts based on mapped boundaries.
• Assess eligibility for historic preservation status based on links to the California and National Registers.
• Monitor updates to district boundaries for planning and development projects based on the nightly sync and multi-annual update process.

Strengths

• Boundaries are mapped by the authoritative San Francisco Planning Department.
• Data syncs nightly with the primary Planning Department database, ensuring timely updates.
• Includes districts from multiple official sources: the San Francisco Planning Code Articles 10 and 11, the California Register, and the National Register.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

City of San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department

Collection Method

District boundaries mapped by the Planning Department.

Freshness

Updated several times a year; last metadata update was 2026-03-22.

Geography

San Francisco, California, USA