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Chapter 35 — RESIDENTIAL, HOTEL, AND PDR COMPATIBILITY AND PROTECTION

San Francisco Administrative Code § 35.5 Exemptions and Nonapplication

San Francisco Administrative Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-24 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Administrative Code § 35.5 · Text as of 2026-09-24

(a) The provisions of Section 35.4 shall not apply whenever a nuisance results from the negligent, improper, or illegal operation of any PDR Use.

(b) This Chapter 35 is not intended to supersede or limit any other provisions of the Municipal Code with regard to the regulation and control of PDR Uses, including, but not limited to, Article 11 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) This Chapter shall not authorize a change in use or uses where such is otherwise controlled or prohibited by the Municipal Code or any state or federal law.

(d) This Chapter shall not authorize the continuation or expansion of a nonconforming use where such is otherwise controlled or prohibited by the Municipal Code.

(Added by Ord. 223-06, File No. 060265, App. 8/11/2006; amended by Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019)

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