Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS›SEC. 205. TEMPORARY USES, GENERAL.
San Francisco Planning Code § 205.3 Temporary Uses: Twenty-Four-Hour Limit
San Francisco Planning Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco
Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 205.3 · Text as of 2026-09-23
Outside of Residential Districts, a temporary use may be authorized for a period not to exceed 24 hours per event once a month for up to 12 events per year per premises for any of the following uses:
(a) A performance, exhibition, dance, celebration or festival requiring a liquor license, entertainment police permit and/or other City permit when sponsored by an organized group of residents and/or business operators in the neighborhood; or
(b) A performance, dance or party requiring a liquor license, entertainment and/or other City permit, an art exhibit, or other similar exhibition in each case if sponsored by a residential or commercial tenant or group of tenants or owneroccupants of the property or structure in which the temporary use is authorized.
When multiple events are proposed within the allowable annual time limit and City permits are to be issued to a particular applicant and premises, only one permit need be granted per annual time period. (Added by Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 140-11, File No. 110482, App. 7/5/2011, Eff. 8/4/2011; Ord. 116-25, File No. 250540, App. 7/17/2025, Eff. 8/17/2025) AMENDMENT HISTORY
Section amended; Ord. 140-11, Eff. 8/4/2011. Undesignated introductory paragraph amended; Ord. 116-25, Eff. 8/17/2025.
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