Article 2 — USE DISTRICTSSEC. 204. ACCESSORY USES, GENERAL.

SEC. 204.2. ACCESSORY USES FOR USES OTHER THAN DWELLINGS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

San Francisco Planning Code · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-08 · San Francisco

(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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