San Francisco
Zoning districts
66 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
13Community Commercial District
Downtown Commercial District
C-3-G
- Max height
- 6 ft
C-3-O
- Max height
- 6 ft
C-3-R
- Max height
- 6 ft
C-3-S
- Max height
- 6 ft
Chinatown Community Business District
Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial District
Chinatown Visitor Retail District
Neighborhood Commercial District
- Front setback
- 10 ft
Neighborhood Commercial Shopping Center District
NCT District
RCD District
Mixed use
12Chinatown Mixed Use Office District
Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial District
Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use
HP Height and Bulk District
- Max height
- 370 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
MUG District
MUO District
MUR District
Residential Commercial District
RED-MX Districts
Urban Mixed Use
Western Mixed Use General District
Waterfront Mixed Use Office
Other
19Bulk District CP
Central SoMa Special Use District
- Max height
- 25 ft
Central SoMa Special Use District
Bulk District EP
Fourth and Harrison Streets Special Height Exception
- Max height
- 85 ft
Bulk District IB
Bulk District PM
Potrero HOPE SF Special Use District
Bulk District PY
RED Districts
Residential Transit Oriented Commercial District
- Front setback
- 10 ft
S-2 Bulk District
- Max height
- 90 ft
SALI District
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
SB-DTR Districts
SPD District
Sunnydale HOPE SF Special Use District
Bulk District TB
Bulk District TI
Vassar and Harrison Streets Special Height Exception
- Max height
- 130 ft
Residential
15Downtown Residential
North of Market Residential Special Use District
Bulk District R-2
Bulk District R-3
Bulk District R-4
Residential House District
- Front setback
- 10 ft
Single-Family Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
Two-Family Residential District
- Max height
- 40 ft
Rincon Hill Downtown Residential Mixed Use District
Residential Mixed District
- Front setback
- 10 ft
Residential Mixed District 1
Residential Mixed District 2
RSD District
Residential Transit Oriented District
- Front setback
- 10 ft
Residential Transit Oriented Mixed District
Industrial
2General provisions
163 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
In the Chinatown Community Business District... whenever a height limit of more than 35 feet is prescribed... any building or structure exceeding 35 feet shall be permitted only upon approval of a conditional use.
In the Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial Districts... whenever a height limit of more than 35 feet is prescribed... any building or structure exceeding 35 feet shall be permitted only upon approval of a conditional use.
In the Chinatown Visitor Retail District... whenever a height limit of more than 35 feet is prescribed... any building or structure exceeding 35 feet shall be permitted only upon approval of a conditional use.
In the Balboa Reservoir Special Use District and the 48-X and 78-X Height and Bulk Districts, heights are more specifically prescribed for each Block, as defined in Section 249.90, pursuant to Figure 249.90-2.
In the Balboa Reservoir Special Use District and the 48-X and 78-X Height and Bulk Districts, heights are more specifically prescribed for each Block, as defined in Section 249.90, pursuant to Figure 249.90-2.
In the Balboa Reservoir Special Use District and the 48-X and 78-X Height and Bulk Districts, heights are more specifically prescribed for each Block, as defined in Section 249.90, pursuant to Figure 249.90-2.
if conducted on premises not less than 200 feet from any R District.
enclosed by a wall or concealing fence not less than six feet high.
It shall have a minimum glazed or unglazed opening of 50 percent on the interior side of the room or story and an area not exceeding one-third of the floor area.
the use of Student Housing is permitted where the form of housing is permitted in the underlying Zoning District in which it is located.
Such Trade Offices shall operate in a manner to reduce noise, vibration, and emissions impacts... No processing of building materials... Parking, loading, and unloading of all vehicles used by the contractor shall be located entirely within the building.
A Vehicle Storage Garage shall comply with the street frontage requirements of the district in which it is located.
Vehicle Storage Lots shall comply with the Screening and Greening requirements of Section 142.
Vehicular use areas shall be subject to landscaping and screening requirements of Section 142(b).
Such facilities shall provide waste receptacles, and be kept free of litter.
A WTS Facility is subject to the Wireless Telecommunications Services Facility Siting Guidelines adopted by the Planning Commission.
An existing Non-Residential Use with Non-Residential Use Size larger than principally permitted may be divided into two or more smaller Non-Residential Uses where Section 121.5 is referenced in the use size controls applicable to the district.
Every building and addition shall have yards and setbacks as required by Sections 131 through 134 for the district in which the building is located. ... no such side yard shall be less than three feet in width at any point, and no such rear yard shall be less than five feet in depth at any point.
The legislated setback lines along specific street and alley frontages established by ordinance and resolution pursuant to former Article 4 of the City Planning Code and earlier provisions of law are hereby continued in effect as regulations of the City Planning Code...
new buildings taller than 150 feet on development lots in the C-3-O(SD) district facing a street wider than 35 feet shall establish a distinctive streetwall... at a height between 50 and 110 feet for not less than 40 percent of the linear frontage... upper story setback shall not be less than 5 feet.
Source documents
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