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Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS

San Francisco Planning Code § 239 Washington-Broadway Special Use District

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

Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 239 · Text as of 2026-09-23

In order to provide for certain areas with special traffic and parking considerations, many existing buildings of small scale and established character that have been and will be retained and converted, and certain wholesaling activities carried on with distinct benefit to the City, there shall be a Washington-Broadway Special Use District, as designated on Sectional Map No. SU01 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco. The following provisions shall apply:

(a) Drive-up Facilities. Drive-up Facilities, as defined in Section 102 of this Code, are not permitted.

(b) Parking Lots. A Public Auto Parking Lot, or a Public Auto Parking Garage, shall not be permitted as a permanent use. A Public Auto Parking Lot may be permitted as a temporary use for up to five years only upon approval by the

Planning Commission as a conditional use under Section 303 of this Code.

(c) Parking Pricing. The parking pricing requirements of Section 155(g) shall apply within the district. (Amended by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 232-14 , File No. 120881, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; Ord. 311-18 , File No. 181028, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019) AMENDMENT HISTORY

Introductory paragraph and divisions (a) through (d) amended; Ord. 232-14 , Eff. 12/26/2014. Divisions (b) and (c) amended; Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015. Former division (a) deleted; former divisions (b)-(d) redesignated as divisions (a)(c); Ord. 311-18, Eff. 1/21/2019.

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