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Part V

San Francisco Planning Code § 940 Height, Bulk and Articulation of Buildings and Structures

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

Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 940 · Text as of 2026-09-23

(a) MB-R and MB-NC Districts. In MB-R and MB-NC Districts the height (within the permitted maximum) and bulk of buildings and structures shall be consistent with Residential Design Guidelines Section 2.2 in the Mission Bay Plan.

The fronts of buildings shall be articulated and varied and wide buildings shall be visually divided into narrower segments in the manner provided in Residential Design Guidelines Section 2.6 and Neighborhood Commercial Design Guidelines in the Mission Bay Plan.

(b) MB-O and MC-CI Districts. In MB-O and MB-CI Districts, the height (within the permitted maximum) and bulk of buildings and structures shall be consistent with, and buildings and structures shall be articulated in the manner provided in, Commerce and Industry Design Guideline Sections 2.4 and 2.7 in the Mission Bay Plan.

(c) MB-H District. In the MB-H District, the height (within the permitted maximum) and bulk of buildings and structures shall be consistent with, and the buildings and structures shall be articulated in the manner provided in, the Hotel Design Guidelines (Commerce and Industry Design) Section 5 of the Mission Bay Plan.

(d) MB-CF Districts. In MB-CF Districts, the height (within the permitted maximum), bulk and articulation of buildings and structures in MB-CF shall be consistent with the Community Facilities Design Guidelines in the Mission Bay Plan and with the policies of the Urban Design and other elements of the Master Plan.

(e) MB-OS Districts. In MB-OS Districts, the height and bulk of buildings and structures shall be consistent with the Recreation and Open Space Design Guidelines in the Mission Bay Plan and with the policies of the Urban Design, Recreation and Open Space and other elements of the Master Plan. The commercial uses permitted by Section 916 are limited in height to a single story.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)

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