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Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE

SEC. 61.4. ACCEPTABLE NON-MARITIME LAND USES.

San Francisco County Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · San Francisco County

Acceptable non-maritime land uses include but are not limited to:

  • (a) Parks;

  • (b) Esplanades;

  • (c) Wildlife habitat;

  • (d) Recreational fishing piers;

  • (e) Restoration of the ecology of San Francisco Bay and its shoreline;

  • (f) Transit and traffic facilities; and

(g) A list of additional acceptable non-maritime land uses developed as part of the Waterfront Land Use Planning process shall be included in the "Waterfront Land Use Plan" and added to this Section. Uses added to this list through the Waterfront Plan process include:

  • (1) Public access;

  • (2) Open space;

  • (3) Commercial uses, i.e., artist/designer studios and galleries, assembly and entertainment general office,

museums, parking, retail, recreational enterprises, visitor services, warehousing/storage, wholesale trade/promotion;

  • (4) Other uses, i.e., academic institutions, community facilities, general industry, power plants, sports facilities, transportation services;

  • (5) Interim uses consistent with the provisions of the Burton Act and Public Trust.

  • (h) [Reserved.]

  • (i) [ Reserved. ]

(Added by Proposition H, 11/6/90; amended by Proposition B, 3/26/96; Proposition F, 6/3/97; Ord. 7-98, App. 1/16/98; Amended by Proposition G, 6/3/2008)

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San Francisco County Planning Code
  1. Chapter 10E — PLANNING MONITORING
  2. Chapter 10E — PLANNING MONITORING
  3. Chapter 24 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  4. Chapter 24 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  5. Chapter 29A — APPROVAL OF POWER PLANT; PLANNING CODE SEC. 303
  6. Chapter 29A — APPROVAL OF POWER PLANT; PLANNING CODE SEC. 303
  7. Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES
  8. Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES
  9. Chapter 44 — ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PLANNING COUNCIL
  10. Chapter 44 — ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PLANNING COUNCIL
  11. Chapter 56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  12. Chapter 56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  13. Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE
  14. ▸Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE
    Overview
    1. SEC. 61.1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
    2. SEC. 61.2. LAND USE PLANNING PROCESS.
    3. SEC. 61.3. MARITIME LAND USES.
    4. SEC. 61.4. ACCEPTABLE NON-MARITIME LAND USES.
    5. SEC. 61.5. UNACCEPTABLE NON-MARITIME LAND USES.
    6. SEC. 61.6. DEFINITIONS.
    7. SEC. 61.7. IMPLEMENTATION.
    8. SEC. 61.8. SEVERABILITY.
    9. SEC. 61.9. AMENDMENT AND REPEAL.
    10. SEC. 61.10. CHAPTERING OF THIS ORDINANCE.
    11. SEC. 61.12. PORT PRE-PAYMENT OF JOBS-HOUSING LINKAGE PROGRAM O…
  15. Chapter 2 — ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ORDINANCE
  16. Chapter 2 — ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ORDINANCE
  17. Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.
  18. Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.

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