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Part XVI›Article 11 — PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND DISTRICTS OF ARCHITECTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND AESTHETIC IMPORTANCE IN THE C-3 DI›SEC. 1125. SEVERABILITY.

APPENDIX B TO ARTICLE 11

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

CATEGORY II BUILDINGS

Note: The gross floor area of a number of these buildings exceeds the basic FAR allowed in Section 124 of this Code. Additions to these buildings would be allowed only to the extent permitted by Section 128(c)(2).

CATEGORY II BU ILDINGS
Address Block Lot Name of Building (In Feet) Portion of Lot On
Which An Addition
To Height Visible
When Viewing The
Principal Facades Is
Not Permitted (In
Feet From Property
Line At Street In
First Column)
Reference Point For
Establishing
Limitation On
Height Addition
CATEGORY II BU ILDINGS
Address Block Lot Name of Building (In Feet) Portion of Lot On
Which An Addition
To Height Visible
When Viewing The
Principal Facades Is
Not Permitted (In
Feet From Property
Line At Street In
First Column)
Reference Point For
Establishing
Limitation On
Height Addition
350 Bush 269 3 SF Mining
Exchange		 37.5 30 View of Russ Bldg.
Courtyard
430 Bush 270 34 170 77.6 408 Grant
530 Bush 271 27p SF Environmental
Center		 137.5 67.5 500 Bush
24 California 235 9 Marvin 137.5 77.5 13 Drumm
230 California 237 8 Hind 127.5 62 260 California
244 California 237 10 Welch 127.5 62 260 California Lot
configuration
166 Embarcadero 3715 7 YMCA 137.5 50 Building
configuration
450 Geary 306 7A Sussex 137.5 60 468 Geary
458 Geary 306 7B 137.5 60 468 Geary
255 Golden Gate 348 17 KGO 97.5 57.5 261 Golden Gate
631 Howard 3735 5 William Volker
Bldg.		 165 82.5 613 - 617 Howard
835 Howard 3733 84 Dettners Printing 155 80 855 Howard
1035 Howard 3731 94 Eng Skell 280 115 Building
configuration
1126 Howard 3727 14 185 90 1122 Howard
123 Kearny 293 3 Young 108 67 161 Kearny
633 Market 3707 52 Palace Hotel 344 All but SW Corner Original Building
690 Market 0311 006 The Chronicle
Building
725 Market 3706 62 Bancroft 170 100 711, 721 Market
735 Market 3706 61 Carroll & Tilton 170 100 711, 721 Market
825 Market 3705 37 Commercial 350 145 801 Market
973 Market 3704 69 Wilson 170 90 991 Market
979 Market 3704 68 Hale Bros. 170 90 991 Market
1019 Market 3703 76 Eastern Outfitting 170 90 1023 Market
1059 Market 3703 65 Ede 170 90 1043 Market
1067 Market 3703 63 Lippert 170 90 1043 Market
1215 Market 3701 59 San Franciscan
Hotel		 275 170 Lot configuration
414 Mason 307 8 Native Sons 137.5 92 386 Geary
810 Mission 3507 7 S.F. Bulletin 160 90 826 Mission
816 Mission 3705 8 160 90 826 Mission
959 Mission 3725 87 Calif. Casket Co. 160 80 987 Mission, Lot
configuration
1235 Mission 3728 89p Magrue & Otter 160 80 1201 Mission
50 Oak 834 5 YoungMens Inst. 120 80 Lot configuration
332 Pine 260 6 Orient 137.5 65 308 Pine
150 Post 293 6 Jewelers Bldg. 137.5 80 200 Kearny, Lot
configuration
246 Post 294 9 Gumps 122.5 70 272 Post
555 Post 306 20 Press Club 137.5 75 569 Post
17 Powell 330 4 Powell Hotel 175 75 45 Powell, 57
Powell
135 Powell 326 3 Walgreens 137.5 75 111 Powell
54 Sutter 288 10 Central Realty 120 60 200 Kearny
250 Sutter 287 10 Goldberg Bowen 120 60 256 Sutter, Lot
configuration
532 Sutter 284 7 Christian Science
Ch.		 137.5 87.5 576 Sutter
562 Sutter 284 10 Hotel Regent 137.5 87.5 576 Sutter
625 Sutter 297 14 Academyof Art 137.5 87 Lot configuration

(Added by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; amended by Ord. 249-03, File No. 031100, App. 10/22/2003; Ord. 259-08, File No. 080954, Passed 11/4/2008)

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▸Contents — San Francisco Planning Code
San Francisco Planning Code
  1. Article 1 — GENERAL ZONING PROVISIONS
  2. Article 1.2 — DIMENSIONS, AREAS, AND OPEN SPACES
  3. Article 1.5 — TRANSPORTATION, OFF-STREET PARKING, AND LOADING
  4. Article 1.7 — COMPLIANCE
  5. Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS
  6. Article 6
  7. Article 2.5 — HEIGHT AND BULK DISTRICTS
  8. Article 3 — ZONING PROCEDURES
  9. Article 3.5 — FEES
  10. Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS T…
  11. Article 6 — SIGNS
  12. Article 7 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
  13. Article 8 — MIXED USE DISTRICTS
  14. Article 9 — MISSION BAY DISTRICTS
  15. Part I
  16. Part II
  17. Part III
  18. Part IV
  19. Part V
  20. Part VI
  21. Part VII
  22. Part VIII
  23. Part IX
  24. Part X
  25. Part XI
  26. Part XII
  27. Part XIII
  28. Part XIV
  29. Part XV
  30. ▸Part XVI
    Overview
    1. Article 10 — PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL AND AEST…
    2. ▸Article 11 — PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND DISTRICTS OF ARCHIT…
      Overview
      1. SEC. 1102. STANDARDS FOR DESIGNATION OF BUILDINGS.
      2. SEC. 1103. STANDARDS FOR DESIGNATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.
      3. SEC. 1111. APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO ALTER, PERMITS TO DEMOL…
      4. ▸SEC. 1125. SEVERABILITY.
        Overview
        1. APPENDIX B TO ARTICLE 11
        2. APPENDIX C TO ARTICLE 11
        3. APPENDIX D TO ARTICLE 11
        4. APPENDIX E TO ARTICLE 11
        5. APPENDIX G TO ARTICLE 11
        6. APPENDIX I TO ARTICLE 11
        7. APPENDIX J TO ARTICLE 11
        8. APPENDIX K TO ARTICLE 11
    3. Article 12 — [RESERVED]

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