Municipality · California

San Francisco

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
66
Districts
229
Extracted rules
703
Standards
8
Chapters read

Zoning districts

66 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

163 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 1452 standards

All new buildings constructed in Industrial Districts and PDR Districts... shall provide ground floor spaces with a minimum floor-to-floor height of 17 feet.

Sec. 145.11 standards

An 'active use' shall mean any principal, conditional, or accessory use that by its nature does not require non-transparent walls facing a public street or involves the storage of goods or vehicles.

Sec. 145.11 standards

An 'active use' shall mean any principal, conditional, or accessory use that by its nature does not require non-transparent walls facing a public street or involves the storage of goods or vehicles.

Sec. 145.11 standards

An 'active use' shall mean any principal, conditional, or accessory use that by its nature does not require non-transparent walls facing a public street or involves the storage of goods or vehicles.

Sec. 145.11 standards

An 'active use' shall mean any principal, conditional, or accessory use that by its nature does not require non-transparent walls facing a public street or involves the storage of goods or vehicles.

Sec. 145.123 standards

The portion of the frontage with active uses must be fenestrated with transparent windows and doorways for no less than 60% of the area of the ground level façade

Sec. 145.1(c)(4)(B)1 standards

Ground floor Non-Residential Uses in all C-3, NCT, DTR, Chinatown Mixed Use, SPD, RED-MX, WMUG, MUG, MUR, WMUO, CMUO and MUO Districts shall have a minimum floor-to-floor height of 14 feet, as measured from grade.

Sec. 145.21 standards

Outdoor Activity Areas in NC Districts shall be regulated below, except in the Outer Clement Street Neighborhood Commercial District, where Outdoor Activity Areas shall be a Principally Permitted Use if they existed prior to 1985.

Sec. 145.34 standards

In the Chinatown Mixed Use Districts, including the Chinatown Community Business District, the Chinatown Visitor Retail District and the Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial Districts, the street frontage of a building shall not exceed 50 feet in width.

Sec. 145.44 standards

Active commercial uses which are permitted by the specific district in which they are located are required on the ground floor of all street frontages listed in subsection (b) above.

Sec. 1471 standards

New buildings and additions to existing buildings in C-3 and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts where the building height exceeds 50 feet shall be shaped to reduce substantial shadow impacts.

Sec. 1482 standards

In the C-3 Districts, Van Ness Special Use District... this Section 148 shall apply to new buildings taller than 85 feet.

Sec. 1482 standards

In the C-3 Districts, Van Ness Special Use District, Folsom and Main Residential/Commercial Special Use District... this Section 148 shall apply to new buildings taller than 85 feet.

Sec. 1482 standards

In the C-3 Districts, Van Ness Special Use District, Folsom and Main Residential/Commercial Special Use District, Downtown Residential (DTR) Districts, and Central SoMa Special Use District, this Section 148 shall apply to new buildings taller than 85 feet.

Sec. 1492 standards

Each square foot of Living Roof shall count as 0.5 square foot towards the Minimum Better Roof Area requirements.

Sec. 151.11 standards

Dwelling (in all Districts unless specified otherwise below): P up to 2.0 parking spaces on Lots with one Dwelling Unit; P up to 3.0 parking spaces on Lots with two Dwelling Units; P up to 1.0 parking space for each Dwelling Unit for Lots with three or more Dwelling Units; NP above preceding ratio.

Sec. 151.11 standards

Group Housing of any kind: P up to 1.0 parking space for each three bedrooms or for each six beds, whichever results in the greater number of parking spaces, plus 1.0 parking space for the manager’s Dwelling Unit if any. NP above preceding ratios.

Sec. 151.11 standards

Dwelling, in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District: P up to 0.5 parking space for each Dwelling Unit; NP above preceding ratio.

Sec. 151.11 standards

Dwelling, in the Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District: P up to 0.5 parking space for each Dwelling Unit; C above 0.5 and up to 1.0 parking space for each Dwelling Unit; NP above preceding ratios.

Sec. 151.11 standards

Dwelling Units in the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District: P up to 0.25 parking space for each Dwelling Unit; NP above 0.25 parking space for each Dwelling Unit.

Source documents

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