San Francisco Administrative Code § 35.7 Planning Department and Commission Review of Residential Projects

The Planning Department and Commission shall consider, among other factors, the compatibility of uses when approving Residential Uses and Hotel Uses in PDR Use Zoning Districts and shall take all reasonably available means through the City’s design review and approval processes to ensure that the design of such new residential and hotel development projects is sensitive to both the existing and future PDR Uses in these Districts and the future residents and overnight visitors of the new development. Such factors may include, among others:

(a) The proposed project’s consistency with the Industrial Area Design Guidelines;

(b) The proposed project’s overall design, acoustical treatment, and ventilation to achieve interior noise levels and ventilation compatible with residential standards; and

(c) The location of non-habitable spaces or spaces such as closets, bathrooms, kitchens, and/or landscaping so that such spaces may provide a buffer between the proposed habitable residential areas and any common property line with PDR Uses.

(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; Ord. 47-21, File No. 201175, App. 4/16/2021, Eff. 5/17/2021)