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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 § 152.3 Permitted Off-Street Accessory Parking in Driveways

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

Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 152.3 · Text as of 2026-09-23

(a) Off-street accessory parking for Residential Uses shall be permitted in driveways. A driveway is defined for purposes of this Section 152.3 to mean a vehicular path that provides access from the public right-of-way to authorized parking located on the subject property, where the vehicular path is limited to the minimum width needed for such access. Operable vehicles may be parked within the confines of such driveways, subject to the following limitations:

(1) Boats, trailers, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, and buses shall not be parked in the driveway;

(2) No more than two vehicles may be parked in a driveway per Lot, regardless of the Lot size, number of driveways, or driveway length; and

(3) Vehicles parked in the driveway shall not encroach onto the public right-of-way.

(b) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) or Junior ADU (JADU) Conversions. Off-street parking shall be permitted in any driveway that existed immediately prior to the conversion of a garage at the property into an ADU or JADU, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections (a) and (c).

(c) This Section 152.3 does not authorize the creation of a new curb cut, the restoration of prior existing curb cuts, or the expansion of an existing curb cut.

(Added by Ord. 10-26, File No. 250887, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026)

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