Part VII

San Francisco County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · San Francisco County

SEC. 960. OFF-STREET PARKING FOR ALL USES IN MB-R DISTRICTS AND FOR RESIDENTIAL USES IN… ¶

(a) Amount. The number of off-street parking spaces required for all uses in MB-R Districts and for residential uses in MB-NC Districts shall be the number of spaces specified in Table 151.1 in Section 151.1 of this Code for the particular use in question, except that small scale convenience retail uses in MB-R Districts as defined in Section 996(b)(9), shall have no parking requirement. Additional parking may be provided subject to the limitations of Section 204.5.

(b) Location. Off-street parking spaces shall be located as provided in Section 159.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91; amended by Ord. 245-25, File No. 250701, App. 12/12/2025, Eff. 1/12/2026, Oper. 1/12/2026)

AMENDMENT HISTORY Division (a) amended; Ord. 245-25, Eff. 1/12/2026.

SEC. 961. OFF-STREET PARKING FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES IN MB-NC DISTRICTS. ¶

(a) Amount. The number of off-street parking spaces required for nonresidential uses in the MB-NC-2, MB-NC-3, and MB-NC-S Districts shall be one space for each 850 square feet of nonresidential uses, except that the community cultural center on Development Block 32, as provided in the Mission Bay Plan, and nonresidential uses in affordable housing sites on Development Blocks 27A, 33A and 50A shall have no off-street parking requirement. Additional parking may be provided subject to the limitations of Section 204.5.

(b) Location. Required nonresidential off-street parking spaces shall be provided in collective parking facilities as follows:

Up to 400 spaces within Development Block 35;

Up to 240 spaces within Development Block 53; and

At least 225 spaces within Development Blocks 27, 28, 32, 38, 40, 42 and 44.

Additional permitted parking may be located in collective parking facilities or as provided in Section 159. Pending development of collective facilities, required off-street parking may be provided in surface lots on undeveloped parcels within the Neighborhood Commercial Districts.

(c) Short-Term Use. Parking spaces in collective parking structures shall be available to the general public and shall not be assigned to a specific use or uses. Rules shall be established and if fees are charged, a differential rate structure shall be adopted to discourage long-term use and encourage short-term use.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)

SEC. 962. OFF-STREET PARKING IN MB-O AND MB-CI DISTRICTS. ¶

(a) Amount. The maximum amount of off-street parking permitted in the MB-O and MB-CI Districts is an amount equal to one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area (as defined in Section 923(b)) of uses permitted in the districts plus one space for each live/work unit excluded from gross floor area pursuant to Section 923(b)(4), except for property zoned MB-CI located east of Owens Street for which the maximum amount of off-street parking shall be equal to 2.5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. There is no minimum parking requirement.

(b) Location. Parking may be located under-ground, in surface lots, above grade in office and commercial-industrial buildings or in above-grade parking structures. Parking in above-grade structures may serve more than one building and may be located anywhere in the same district as the use which it serves. In the MB-O District no more than 55 percent of the off-street parking may be provided above grade. Parking which is below ground level by half a parking level or more shall be excluded from this calculation.

(c) Preferential Use. Short-term business visitor parking and vanpool and carpool commuter parking shall be given preference in the use of the off-street parking spaces which are provided pursuant to this Section. This preference shall be implemented in the manner provided in the Parking Management component of the Mission Bay Transportation Management Program, a part of the Mission Bay Plan.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91; amended by Ord. 249-97, App. 6/18/97)

SEC. 963. OFF-STREET PARKING IN THE MB-H DISTRICT. ¶

(a) Amount. The number of off-street parking spaces required in the MB-H district shall be as provided for districts other than NC Districts in Table 151.1 of Section 151.1. Additional parking is permitted provided that the number does not exceed an amount equal to one space for each three guest bedrooms.

(b) Location. Parking shall be located on site and underground.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91; amended by Ord. 245-25, File No. 250701, App. 12/12/2025, Eff. 1/12/2026, Oper. 1/12/2026)

AMENDMENT HISTORY Division (a) amended; Ord. 245-25, Eff. 1/12/2026.

SEC. 964. OFF-STREET PARKING IN MB-CF DISTRICTS. ¶

The number of off-street parking spaces required for various uses permitted in the MB-CF Districts shall be the number of spaces specified for the particular use in Table 151.1 in Section 151.1 of this Code, calculated in the manner provided in Section 153.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91; amended by Ord. 245-25, File No. 250701, App. 12/12/2025, Eff. 1/12/2026, Oper. 1/12/2026)

AMENDMENT HISTORY Section amended; Ord. 245-25, Eff. 1/12/2026.

SEC. 965. OFF-STREET PARKING IN MB-OS DISTRICTS. ¶

In the MB-OS District there is no off-street parking requirement for recreation uses or for the small scale convenience retail uses in Crescent Park as generally indicated in the Mission Bay Plan. The maximum number of parking spaces for the houseboat community on the southern edge of China Basin Channel shall be fifty spaces, located in accordance with the provisions of Recreation and Open Space Design Guidelines Section 5 (Channel Edge at Houseboats) of the Mission Bay Plan.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)

SEC. 966. OFF-STREET PARKING, CALCULATIONS, DIMENSIONS AND STANDARDS. ¶

Rules for calculating of required spaces shall be as provided in Section 153 (a)1 - 5 and (b). The minimum dimensions for required off street parking spaces shall be as provided in Section 154 and the general standards for their location and arrangement shall be as provided in subsections (h) through (o) of Section 155, except as otherwise provided in Sections 960 through 967.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)

SEC. 967. SCREENING OF OFF-STREET PARKING. ¶

Off-street parking areas in Mission Bay Use Districts shall be screened from view as provided in the Mission Bay Plan. Housing Design Guideline Section 2.14 applies in MB-R districts and Commercial and Industrial Design Guideline Section 2.13 applies in all other districts.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)

SEC. 968. OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING AND SERVICE VEHICLE SPACES. ¶

(a) Permit Required in MB-O, MC-CI, MB-H, and MB-CF Districts. Off-street freight loading spaces shall be provided in MB-O, MB-CI, MB-H and MB-CF Districts in the minimum quantities specified in the following table,

except as otherwise provided in Sections 153(a)6 and 161 of this Code. The measurement of gross floor area shall be as defined in Section 102.9 and Section 953(b), except that non-accessory parking spaces and driveways and their incidental maneuvering areas shall not be counted.

TABLE 968

OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS

IN MB-NC-S, MB-O, MB-CI, MB-H AND MB-CF DISTRICTS

Use or Activity	Gross Floor Area of Structure or Use (square feet)	Number of Off-street Freight Loading Spaces Required

Use or Activity	Gross Floor Area of Structure or Use (square feet)	Number of Off-street Freight Loading Spaces Required
Offices and Banks		0.1 space per 10,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area (to closest whole number per Section 153)
Retail Stores, Restaurants, Bars and Drug Stores	0 - 10,000	0
	10,001 - 30,000	1
	30,001 - 50,000	2
	over 50,000	1 space per 25,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area (to closest whole number per Section 153)
Wholesaling, Manufacturing, and All Other Use Primarily Engaged in Handling Goods	0 - 10,000	0
	10,001 - 50,000	1
	over 50,000	0.21 spaces per 10,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area(to closest whole numberper Section 153)
Hotels, Apartments and all other uses not included above	0 - 100,000	0
	100,001 - 200,000	1
	200,001 - 500,000	2
	over 500,000	3 plus 1 space for each additional 400,000 sq. ft.

(b) Amount Required in MB-NC-2 and MB-NC-3 Districts. In order to preserve the continuity of the retail frontage, no off-street freight loading spaces shall be required in the MB-NC-2 and MB-NC-3 Districts. However, if off-street parking facilities to serve a structure or use are provided on site the number of off-street freight loading spaces called for in Table 152 shall also be provided, unless the Zoning Administrator determines that, because of physical constraints, it is not feasible to do so.

(c) Dimensions and Location. The minimum dimensions for required off-street freight loading and service vehicle spaces shall be as provided in Section 154 and the general standards for their location and arrangement shall be as provided in Subsection (h) and (k) through (p) of Section 155.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)

SEC. 969. TOUR BUS LOADING SPACES IN THE MB-H DISTRICT. ¶

In the MB-H District, off-street tour bus loading spaces shall be provided for hotel uses in the minimum quantities as follows:

Number of Hotel Rooms	Number of Off-Street Loading Spaces Required
0 - 200	0
201 - 350	1
351 - 500	2

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)

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