SEC. 249.26. 2245 POST STREET SPECIAL USE DISTRICT.

(a) Establishment. A Special Use District entitled 2245 Post Street Special Use District (hereinafter the SUD) consisting of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 1078, Lot Nos. 20 and 21 (2245-2255 Post Street), the boundaries of which are designated on Sectional Map No. SU02 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, is hereby established for the purposes set forth below.

(b) Purpose. The purpose of the SUD is to facilitate the development of an Institutional Use featuring public exhibition space, a library, conference spaces, a lecture hall, and other community space, in addition to administrative office and archival space.

(c) Controls; Conditional Use Authorization. The Planning Commission through Conditional Use authorization may grant exceptions from otherwise applicable requirements of this Code as set forth in subsections (c)(1)-(8). Additionally, notwithstanding the parcel size requirements set forth in Planning Code Section 304(b), the Planning Commission may authorize as a Conditional Use a Planned Unit Development; provided, however, that any exceptions set forth in subsections (c)(1)-(8) may be granted by the Planning Commission and supersede any conflicting criteria or limitations set forth in Section 304(d). In the event of a conflict between other provisions of the Planning Code and this Section, this Section shall control.

(1) Non-Residential Use Size Limits. Non-Residential Use Size Limits shall not apply.

(2) Floor Area Ratio. The maximum permitted Floor Area Ratio is 5 to 1.

(3) Bulk Limits. The Bulk Limits, as set forth in Height and Bulk District Map HT02 of the Zoning Map and Section 270, shall not apply.

(4) Active Uses. Building lobbies are permitted to occupy up to 85% of the building frontage, notwithstanding Section 145.1.

(5) Street Frontage Controls. Street frontages must be fenestrated with transparent windows and doorways for no less than 40% of the street frontage at the ground level and allow visibility to the inside of the building, notwithstanding Section 145.1.

(6) Streetscape Improvements. Section 138.1 shall not apply, subject to approval of the Director of Public Works and other affected City departments.

(7) Awnings and Marquees. The vertical distance from the top to the bottom of any permitted Awning or Marquee shall not exceed five feet, including any valance and affixed Business Sign permitted pursuant to Section 249.26(c)(8), notwithstanding Section 136.1.

(8) Signs. An additional Business Sign may be located anywhere on or affixed to an Awning or Marquee so long as: (A) the Area of such Business Sign does not exceed 60 square feet; and (B) the Business Sign does not project farther toward the curb than the Awning or Marquee itself other than for the thickness of the Sign.

(d) Impact Fee Deferral. All impact fees due under Article 4 may be deferred until the issuance of the First Certificate of Occupancy, as defined in Section 401, notwithstanding Section 402(d).

(Added by Ord. 44-26, File No. 251144, App. 3/26/2026, Eff. 4/26/2026)

(Former Sec. 249.26 added by Ord. 69-04, File No. 031791, App. 4/22/2004; repealed by Ord. 63-11, File No. 101053, App. 4/7/2011, Eff. 5/7/2011)