San Francisco County Municipal Code Ch. 94C Downtown Hospitality Zone

Sec. 94C.1. Findings. Sec. 94C.2. Establishment of Zone.

(a) Pursuant to Section 23826.22 of the California Business and Professions Code, the City may designate an area that contains at least 1,000,000 square feet of retail shopping space open to the public as a hospitality zone, within which the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control may issue up to 20 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places. (b) The Board of Supervisors (“Board”) hereby finds that the creation of a hospitality zone within the boundaries specified in Section 94C.2 of this Chapter 94C, and the issuance by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of up to 15 additional new original on-sale general licenses for bona fide public eating places within that hospitality zone, would serve the public convenience and necessity. (c) The Board hereby finds that the area within the boundaries specified in Section 94C.2 of this Chapter 94C contains at least 1,000,000 square feet of retail shopping space open to the public and otherwise meets the definition of “hospitality zone” in Section 23826.22 of the California Business and Professions Code. (Added by Ord. 96-26, File No. 260296, App. 5/21/2026, Eff. 6/21/2026; added and amended by Ord. 116-26, File No. 260506, App. 6/26/2026, Eff. 7/27/2026 )

The area bounded by 5th Street, from Folsom Street to Market Street; Cyril Magnin Street from Market Street to Eddy Street; Eddy Street from Cyril Magnin Street to Mason Street; Mason Street from Eddy Street to Ellis Street; Ellis Street from Mason Street to Taylor Street; Taylor Street from Ellis Street to Post Street; Post Street from Taylor Street to Mason Street; Mason Street from Post Street to Bush Street; Bush Street from Mason Street to Kearny Street; Kearny Street from Bush Street to Market Street; Market Street from 3rd Street to 2nd Street; 2nd Street from Market Street to Folsom Street; and Folsom Street from 2nd Street to 5th Street, including both sides of the streets at the boundaries of this area, shall be designated as the Downtown Hospitality Zone. (Added by Ord. 96-26, File No. 260296, App. 5/21/2026, Eff. 6/21/2026; added and amended by Ord. 116-26, File No. 260506, App. 6/26/2026, Eff. 7/27/2026 )