Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS›SEC. 204. ACCESSORY USES, GENERAL.
San Francisco Planning Code § 204.2 Accessory Uses for Uses Other Than Dwellings in Residential Districts
San Francisco Planning Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco
Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 204.2 · Text as of 2026-09-23
(See Interpretations related to this Section.)
No use shall be permitted as an accessory use to a use other than a dwelling in any Residential District that involves or requires any of the following:
(a) The use of more than one-fourth of the total floor area occupied by such use and the principal or conditional use to which it is accessory, except in the case of accessory off-street parking and loading;
(b) The use of show windows or window displays or advertising to attract customers or clients, except for an identifying sign and regulated in Article 6 of this Code; or
(c) The conduct of any activity of a profit-making or commercial nature, except as an integral part of the permitted principal or conditional use where such activity is expressly permitted by the Zoning Control Table for the district; or
(d) A Medical Cannabis Dispensary as defined in Section 102 of this Code.
(e) An Adult Sex Venue as defined in Section 102 of this Code.
(Amended by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 140-11, File No. 110482, App. 7/5/2011, Eff. 8/4/2011; Ord. 176-12 , File
No. 120472, App. 8/7/2012, Eff. 9/6/2012; Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; Ord. 75-22, File No. 220264, App. 5/13/2022, Eff. 6/13/2022)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Division (d) added; Ord. 140-11, Eff. 8/4/2011. Section header and undesignated introductory paragraph amended; Ord. 176-12 , Eff. 9/6/2012. Divisions (c) and (d) amended; Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015. Division (e) added; Ord. 75-22, Eff. 6/13/2022.
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