San Francisco County Municipal Code Div. II Article 100

DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Definitions. Sec. 102. City Undertaking Limited to Promotion of General Welfare. Sec. 103. Applicability of Vehicle Code. Sec. 104. Severability. Sec. 105. Traffic Laws Apply to Person Riding Bicycles or Animals. Sec. 106. Exemptions. Sec. 107. Rules and Regulations.

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. Any words or phrases that are not defined in the Vehicle Code or in Division I of this Code shall have the meanings set forth below. Alley. Any street having a roadway width not exceeding 25 feet. City Traffic Engineer. The City Traffic Engineer of the SFMTA or his or her designee. Downtown Core. That area of San Francisco encompassed by the portion of the City and County of San Francisco not under the juris- diction of the Port of San Francisco commencing at a point where the northerly line of Folsom Street intersects the westerly line of Fifth Street, thence westerly along the northerly line of Folsom Street to the westerly line of Tenth Street, thence northerly along the westerly line of Tenth Street to the southerly line of Mission Street, thence westerly along the southerly line of Mission Street to the westerly line of Twelfth Street, thence northerly along the westerly line of Twelfth Street to the northerly line of Market Street, thence westerly along the northerly line of Market Street to the westerly line of Franklin Street, thence northerly along the westerly line of Franklin Street to the northerly line of Eddy Street, thence easterly along the northerly line of Eddy Street to the westerly line of Jones Street, thence northerly along the westerly line of Jones Street to the northerly line of Bush Street, thence easterly along the northerly line of Bush Street to the westerly line of Stockton Street, thence northerly along the westerly line of Stockton Street to the southerly line of Broadway, thence easterly along the southerly line of Broadway to the easterly line of The Embarcadero, thence southerly along the easterly line of The Embarcadero to the southerly line of King Street, thence along the southerly line of King Street to the westerly line of Fifth Street, thence northerly along the westerly line Fifth Street to the point of commencement. Longer-Term Closure. The permanent closure of a Parking Space or Traffic Lane to vehicular traffic in accordance with a Curbside or Roadway Shared Space permit, pursuant to the Shared Spaces Program as authorized by Administrative Code Chapter 94A, following one or more Temporary Closures where the cumulative duration of permits authorized for the closure of the Parking Space or Traffic Lane exceeds more than two consecutive years during which the Parking Space or Traffic Lane was not open to vehicular traffic for six months or longer regardless of the number of permittees who previously obtained a permit for the Temporary Closure(s). Private Bus. Any motor vehicle designed, used or maintained by or for a charter- party carrier of passengers, a passenger stage corporation, or any highway carrier of passengers required to register with the California Public Utilities Commission, or an employer-

operated commute hour shuttle service for employees. Public Hearing (by City Traffic Engineer). When this Code requires the City Traffic Engineer to hold a public hearing, the City Traffic Engineer shall either hold an in-person or teleconference hearing or designate a period of no less than 10 days to accept public comment through all of the following methods: mail, telephone, and online platforms. Street. A roadway or alley, and all segments or portions of the surface thereof between curbs that is intended for the movement of motor vehicles, exclusive of transit platforms and traffic islands. Temporary Closure. The closure of a Parking Space or Traffic Lane to vehicular traffic in accordance with a Curbside or Roadway Shared Space permit, pursuant to the Shared Spaces Program as authorized by Administrative Code Chapter 94A, where the cumulative duration of the permits authorized for the closure of the Parking Space or Traffic Lane to vehicular traffic, is equal to or less than two consecutive years during which the Parking Space or Traffic Lane was not open to vehicular traffic for six months or longer regardless of the number of permittees who obtain a permit for the temporary closure. Traffic Calming Device. A median island, traffic circle, traffic undulation, speed bump, or other similar device installed for the purpose of controlling the speed of traffic. Traffic Code. The former Traffic Code of the City and County of San Francisco, predecessor to this Transportation Code, repealed effective July 2, 2008 by Ordinance No. 0045-08, Board of Supervisors File No. 080236. Traffic Control Device. A sign, signal, marking, or other device used to regulate, warn, or guide vehicular and pedestrian traffic, placed on, over, on the surface of or adjacent to a Street by authority of the SFMTA. Traffic Lane. The portion of the Street that has been dedicated for the movement of motor vehicles exclusive of transit platforms and traffic islands. Transit-Only Area. The locations that are reserved for the use of public transit vehicles and other authorized vehicles. (SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 11-028, 3/1/2011; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 171205-158, Ad. 12/5/2017, Eff. 1/5/2018; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 210504-065, Ad. 5/4/2021, Eff. 6/4/2021, Oper. 8/28/2021; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 221115-109, Ad. 11/15/2022, Eff. 12/16/2022; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 260421-029, Ad. 4/21/2026, Eff. 5/22/2026) SEC. 102. CITY UNDERTAKING LIMITED TO PROMOTION OF GENERAL WELFARE. In undertaking the adoption and enforcement of this Division II, the City is assuming an undertaking only to promote the general welfare. It is not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers or employees, an obligation for breach of which the City is liable in money damages to any person who claims that such breach proximately caused injury. (SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008) SEC. 103. APPLICABILITY OF VEHICLE CODE. The provisions of the San Francisco Transportation Code shall be construed in a manner consistent with the Vehicle Code. Nothing in this Code is intended to narrow or limit any authority granted to the City by the Vehicle Code. (SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008) SEC. 104. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Division II is for any reason held to be unlawful, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Code. The SFMTA Board of Directors declares that it would have passed this Code and each division, article, section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more division, articles, sections, subsections, sentences, clause or phrase be declared unlawful. (SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008) SEC. 105. TRAFFIC LAWS APPLY TO PERSON RIDING BICYCLES OR

ANIMALS. Every person riding a bicycle or riding or driving an animal upon a highway shall have all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the provisions of this Code except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application. (SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008) SEC. 106. EXEMPTIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the vehicles listed in this Section are exempt from the Parking restrictions specified below. Such vehicles remain subject to all Parking restrictions except those from which they are expressly exempted. (1) Any vehicle that displays a valid SFMTA Parking Permit shall be exempt from Division I, Section 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter); provided, however, that the exemption shall not apply when the vehicle is Parked in a yellow zone. Vehicles that display a valid SFMTA Parking Permit remain subject to Division I, Section 7.2.30(c) and (d) (Overtime-Parking) and other time restricted parking regulations unless specifically exempted by the SFMTA. (2) News-Gathering Vehicles are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.20 (Residential Parking), 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter), 7.2.26 (Curb Parking-Yellow Zones), 7.2.27 (Curb Parking-White Zones) and 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) when the employee is on duty and the vehicle is Parked at least one-half mile from the employee's place of employment or residence and is in compliance with all requirements of Division I, Article 3 of this Code. (3) Garbage and recycling vehicles contracted to do regular curbside collection service for the City are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.22 (Street Cleaning) and 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter) of this Code while the employee operating the vehicle is on duty. (4) Consular Corps vehicles with plates issued by the State Department are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.20 (Residential Parking), 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter), and 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) of this Code. (SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 10-150, § 1, 11/16/2010) SEC. 107. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The Director of Transportation is authorized to adopt such rules, regulations and procedures as he or she determines are necessary and appropriate for the implementation, administration and enforcement of this Code. (SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)