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Article 1.5 — TRANSPORTATION, OFF-STREET PARKING, AND LOADING›SEC. 152. SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING SPACES IN DISTRICTS OTHER THAN C-3 AND EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS MIXED USE DISTRICTS.

San Francisco Planning Code § 152.2 Allowed Off-Street Freight Loading and Service Vehicle Spaces in Downtown…

San Francisco Planning Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 152.2 · Text as of 2026-09-23

In DTR districts, off-street freight loading spaces shall be provided in the maximum quantities specified in the following Table 152.2, except as otherwise provided in Sections 153(a)(6) and 161 of this Code. 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. Table 152.2

OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING SPACES PERMITTED

Use or Activity Size of Use Number of Off-Street Freight
LoadingSpaces Permitted
Non-Residential Uses 0 - 50,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area 1
Non-Residential Uses over 50,000 square feet of Occupied Floor
Area
1 space per 50,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor
Area
All Residential Uses, including Dwelling 0 - 100 units 1
Units, Group Housing, and SRO Units 101 units or more 1, plus 1 additional loading space for every
200 units over 100

Total Number of Loading Spaces Allowed for 4 Any Single Project (all uses)

(Added by Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; amended by Ord. 188-15 , File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Nonsubstantive changes; Ord. 188-15 , Eff. 12/4/2015. Section and Table 152.2 amended; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017.

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