San Francisco Planning Code § 152.1 Required Off-Street

In C-3 and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts, off-street freight loading spaces shall be provided in the minimum quantities specified in the following Table 152.1, except as otherwise provided in Sections 153(a)(6), 161, and as stated below in this Section 152.1. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, including Table 152.1, no building in the C-3-O(SD) district shall be required to provide more than six off-street freight loading or service vehicle spaces in total. The measurement of Occupied Floor Area shall be as defined in this Code, except that non-accessory parking spaces and driveways and maneuvering areas incidental thereto shall not be counted. In accordance with Section 210.5, this Section 152.1 shall not apply to Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse projects.

For projects in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts that are subject to Section 329, the Planning Commission may waive these requirements pursuant to the procedures of Section 329 if it finds that the design of the project, particularly ground floor frontages, would be improved and that such loading could be sufficiently accommodated on adjacent Streets and Alleys. For projects in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts that are not subject to Section 329, the Zoning Administrator may administratively waive these requirements pursuant to Section 307(h) and the criteria identified above which apply to projects subject to Section 329.

Table 152.1

OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING SPACES REQUIRED (IN C-3 AND EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS MIXED USE DISTRICTS)

Use or Activity	Occupied Floor Area of Structure or Use (sq. ft.)	Number of Off-Street Freight LoadingSpaces Required
Use or Activity	Occupied Floor Area of Structure or Use (sq. ft.)	Number of Off-Street Freight LoadingSpaces Required
Non-Retail Sales and Services Uses, except as listed below		0.1 space per 10,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area (to closest whole number per Section 153)
Retail Sales and Services Uses, except as listed below	0 - 10,000	0
Retail Sales and Services Uses, except as listed below	10,001 - 30,000	1

	30,001 - 50,000	2
	over 50,000	1 space per 25,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area (to closest whole number per Section 153)
Wholesaling, manufacturing , and all other uses primarily engaged in	0 - 10,000	0
handling goods, and Live/Work Units within existing buildings, within Et Nihbhd Mid U Ditit	10,001 - 50,000	1
asern egoroos xe se srcs	over 50,000	0.21 spaces per 10,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area (to closest whole number pursuant to Section 153)
Hotels, Residential Uses, Live/Work Units not included above, and all	0 - 100,000	0
other uses not included above	100,001 - 200,000	1
Hotels, Residential Uses, Live/Work Units not included above, and all other uses not included above	200,001 - 500,000	2
Hotels, Residential Uses, Live/Work Units not included above, and all other uses not included above	over 500,000	3 plus 1 space for each additional 400,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area

(Added by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; amended by Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 182-12 , File No. 120665, App. 8/8/2012, Eff. 9/7/2012; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017; Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019; Ord. 159-23, File No. 230732, App. 7/28/2023, Eff. 8/28/2023)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

First undesignated paragraph amended; Ord. 182-12 , Eff. 9/7/2012. Section and Table 152.1 amended; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017. Section header, section, and Table 152.1 amended; Ord. 296-18, Eff. 1/12/2019. First undesignated paragraph amended; Ord. 159-23, Eff. 8/28/2023.