San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. 500 Size, Weight

Sec. 501. Vehicle Weight Restrictions. Sec. 502. Commercial Vehicles; Parking Limited in Certain Districts. Sec. 503. Commercial Passenger Vehicles; Restricted Streets.

SEC. 501. VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS. (a) The operation of a vehicle with gross weight in excess of 6,000 pounds on the Streets listed in Section 501(b), or the operation of a vehicle with unladen weight in excess of 18,000 pounds on any Street designated by the SFMTA Board of Directors is a violation of Division I, Section 7.2.77 (Weight Restricted Streets). (b) Exemptions. The provisions of this Section 501 shall not apply to: (1) Any vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Section 1031 to 1036, inclusive, of the California Public Utilities Code and which has received a certificate from the CPUC pursuant to those Sections declaring that the public necessity and convenience require the operation of the vehicle, provided that the certificate authorizes that vehicle to be operated within the City, and the vehicle is being operated for the purpose authorized in, and consistent with the terms of, the certificate. This exemption shall not apply to vehicles operated as round-trip sightseeing tour service as defined by the CPUC; (2) Any commercial vehicle coming from an unrestricted Street having ingress and egress by direct route to and from that portion of the restricted Streets set forth above, when necessary for the purpose of making pickups of refuse, pickups or deliveries of passengers, goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such restricted Street, or for the purpose of delivering materials or equipment to be used in the actual and bona fide repairs, alteration, remodeling or construction of such restricted Street, or for any building or structure upon such restricted Street for which a building permit has previously been obtained; (3) Any vehicle owned by a public utility while in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility; (4) Transit vehicles operated by the SFMTA along a regularly scheduled route; (5) School buses when operated for the transportation of school pupils; (6) Any vehicle owned by the City while being used in the course of official business; and (7) Emergency vehicles. (SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 10-139, 11/2/2010; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 11-004, 1/4/2011; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 12-144 , Ad. 11/20/2012, Eff. 12/21/2012; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 180403-049, Ad. 4/3/2018, Eff. 5/4/2018; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 260421-029, Ad. 4/21/2026, Eff. 5/22/2026) SEC. 502. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; PARKING LIMITED IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) Transportation Code, Division I, Section 7.2.84 (Commercial Vehicle Parking in Certain District) shall apply only to a vehicle over twenty-two feet in length or seven feet in height while Parked on any Street in Street in1 a Residential District, Parkmerced District or Public Use District, including RH-1(D), RH-1, RH-2, RH-3, RM-1, RM-2, RM-3, RM-4, PM-R, PM-MU1, PM-MU2, PM-S, PM-CF, PM-OS or P Use District. (b) Any Police Officer or Parking Control Officer is authorized, in accordance with all applicable requirements of this Code and the California Vehicle Code, to remove or cause to have removed any vehicle that is parked in violation of Section 7.2.84 of Division I of the Transportation Code where permanent or temporary signs giving notice of the removal are posted pursuant to Section 22651(n) of the California Vehicle Code. (SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009; amended by SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 250617-062, Ad. 6/17/2025, Eff. 7/18/2025, Oper. 8/29/2025) CODIFICATION NOTE

So in SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 250617-062. SEC. 503. COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLES; RESTRICTED STREETS. (a) Prohibition. Operation of a commercial vehicle with seating capacity of nine or more persons (including the driver), used or maintained for the transportation of persons for profit, upon any Street designated by the SFMTA Board of Directors is a violation of Division I, Section 7.2.87 (Commercial Passenger Vehicle Restrictions). (b) Exceptions. The requirements of this Section 503 shall not apply to: (1) Any vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Sections 1031 to 1036, inclusive, of the California Public Utilities Code and which has received a certificate from the CPUC pursuant to those Sections declaring that the public necessity and convenience require

the operation of the vehicle, provided that the certificate authorizes that vehicle to be operated within the City, and the vehicle is being operated for the purpose authorized in, and consistent with the terms of, the certificate. This exemption shall not apply to vehicles operated as round-trip sightseeing tour service as defined by the CPUC; (2) Any commercial vehicle coming from an unrestricted Street having ingress and egress by direct route to and from that portion of the restricted Streets set forth above, when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of passengers, goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such restricted Street; (3) Any vehicle owned by a public utility while in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility; (4) Transit vehicles operated by the SFMTA along a regularly scheduled route; (5) School buses when operated for the transportation of school pupils; (6) Any jitney bus operating pursuant to authority granted by a City permit; (7) Any vehicle owned by the City while being used in the course of official business; (8) Any private vehicle that is operating pursuant to a contract with the City of San Francisco for the purpose of providing services to the public; or (9) Emergency vehicles. (Added by SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 10-139, Ad. 11/2/2010; amended by SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 11-004, Ad. 1/4/2011; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 11-134, Ad. 10/18/2011, Eff. 11/18/2011; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 13-249, Ad. 11/19/2013, Eff. 12/20/2013; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 180403-049, Ad. 4/3/2018, Eff. 5/4/2018; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 180717-099, Ad. 7/17/2018, Eff. 8/17/2018; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 210720-089, Ad. 7/20/2021, Eff. 8/20/2021; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 240806-092, Ad. 8/6/2024, Eff. 9/6/2024; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 260421-029, Ad. 4/21/2026, Eff. 5/22/2026)