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Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS›SEC. 205. TEMPORARY USES, GENERAL.

San Francisco Planning Code § 205.7 Temporary Uses: Outdoor Entertainment, Arts and Recreation Activities

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

Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 205.7 · Text as of 2026-09-23

(a) Entertainment, Retail Sales and Service, Arts and Recreation Activities. Entertainment, Retail Sales and Service, Arts and Recreation Uses, as defined in Section 102, may be authorized as a temporary use in outdoor areas, including temporary structures, and any ancillary uses of indoor areas, for a maximum of two years. Such uses may also include the administrative activities of such use.

(b) Duration. The initial authorization (“Initial Period”) shall not exceed one year and may be extended for an additional year by the Planning Director, for a maximum authorized period of up to two years, pursuant to this Section 205.7.

(c) Hours of Operation. Uses permitted by this Section 205.7 may not exceed the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (Added as Sec. 205.8 by Ord. 111-21, File No. 210285, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021; redesignated and amended by Ord. 116-25, File No. 250540, App. 7/17/2025, Eff. 8/17/2025)

(Former Sec. 205.7 added by Ord. 140-20, File No. 200215, App. 8/28/2020, Eff. 9/28/2020; redesignated as Sec. 205.6 by Ord. 116-25, File No. 250540, App. 7/17/2025, Eff. 8/17/2025)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Section redesignated; divisions (a)-(c) amended; divisions (d)-(f) deleted; Ord. 116-25, Eff. 8/17/2025.

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