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Title 19

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Chapter 19.04 § 19.08.180. Lot line, rear.
GENERAL PROVISIONS § 19.08.190. Lot lines, side.
§ 19.08.200. Lot width, average.
§ 19.04.010. Short title. § 19.08.204. Lower income.
§ 19.04.020. Purpose. § 19.08.210. Minor street.
§ 19.04.030. New concepts, innovations. § 19.08.212. Moderate income.
§ 19.04.040. Advisory agency. § 19.08.214. Multiple family dwelling
unit.
Chapter 19.08
DEFINITIONS		 § 19.08.216.
§ 19.08.218.		 Multiple family dwelling.
Other handicapped.
§
§		 19.08.010.
19.08.020.		 Definitions generally.
Designation of officer or
body.		 § 19.08.220.
§ 19.08.230.
§ 19.08.240.		 Owner.
Parcel map.
Parkway.
§ 19.08.030. Arterial (artery). § 19.08.250. Pedestrian way.
§ 19.08.040. Collector street. § 19.08.260. Person.
§ 19.08.050. Common areas. § 19.08.270. Planning commission.
§ 19.08.052. Community apartment § 19.08.280. Reserve strip.
project. § 19.08.290. Single family dwelling.
§ 19.08.054. Community housing project. § 19.08.294. Stock cooperative.
§ 19.08.056. Condominium. § 19.08.296. Studio unit.
§ 19.08.058. Condominium conversion or § 19.08.298. Vesting tentative map.
conversion.
§ 19.08.060. Condominium units. Chapter 19.12
§ 19.08.070. Covenants, conditions and DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENTS
restrictions (CC&Rs).
§ 19.08.080. Dwelling unit. § 19.12.010. Generally.
§
§
§		 19.08.090.
19.08.094.
19.08.100.		 Easement, dedicated.
Elderly.
Expressway.		 § 19.12.020. Minimum lot area, street
design, improvements and
other regulations.
§
§		 19.08.110.
19.08.120.		 Final map.
Freeway.		 Chapter 19.16
GENERAL DESIGN AND
§ 19.08.124. Handicapped. IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
§ 19.08.130. Lane.
§ 19.08.134. Limited equity housing § 19.16.010. Length of blocks.
cooperative. § 19.16.020. Walkways.
§ 19.08.140. Lot. § 19.16.030. Utility easements.
§ 19.08.150. Lot depth. § 19.16.040. Nonaccess and planting.
§ 19.08.160. Lot depth, average. § 19.16.050. Watercourses and drainage.
§ 19.08.170. Lot line, front. § 19.16.060. Monuments generally.

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§ 19.16.070. Concrete monuments. § 19.24.040. Park and recreational
§ 19.16.080. Permanent elevation facilities.
benchmark. § 19.24.050. Application.
§ 19.16.090. Replacement of monument § 19.24.060. Relation of land required to
or benchmark. population density.
§ 19.16.100. Field notes. § 19.24.070. Population density.
§ 19.16.110. Lots abutting on improved § 19.24.080. Amount of land to be
streets. dedicated.
§ 19.16.120. Street extensions. § 19.24.090. Amount of fee in lieu of land
§ 19.16.130. Street stubs. dedication.
§ 19.16.140. Street intersections. § 19.24.100. Choice of land or fee.
§ 19.16.150. T and three-legged § 19.24.105. Credit for private off-site
intersections. open space for common
§ 19.16.160. Distance between interest developments.
intersections. § 19.24.110. Time of commencement
§ 19.16.170. Access rights. designated.
§
§
§
§
§		 19.16.180.
19.16.190.
19.16.200.
19.16.210.
19.16.220.		 Frontage roads.
Lanes intersecting streets.
Cul-de-sac streets.
Names of streets.
Dedication of streets, rights-		 § 19.24.120.
§ 19.24.140.
§ 19.24.144.
§ 19.24.150.		 Limitation on use of land
and fees.
Off-site improvements.
Special fees.
Additional requirements.
§
§		 19.16.230.
19.16.240.		 of-way and easements.
Street design conformance.
Optional standards.		 Chapter 19.28
EXCEPTIONS
§ 19.16.250. Airspaces and buildings in
condominium, stock
cooperative and community-
apartment projects.		 § 19.28.010.
§ 19.28.020.
§ 19.28.030.		 Exceptions based on
hardship.
Planning commission action.
Carrying out of conditions.

  • Chapter 19.20

  • STREET DESIGN

  • § 19.20.010. Conformance to table required.

  • § 19.20.020. Street sections.

Chapter 19.24 IMPROVEMENTS

  • Chapter 19.32

  • STANDARD OR MINOR SUBDIVISION ALTERNATIVES

  • § 19.32.010. Standard subdivision procedure.

  • § 19.32.020. Minor subdivision procedure.

  • § 19.32.030. Election of developer.

  • § 19.24.010. Conformance to standards required.

  • § 19.24.020. Improvements required. § 19.24.030. Regulations for dedication of park and recreation land—Generally.

Chapter 19.36 CONDOMINIUMS AND COMMUNITY HOUSING PROJECTS

  • § 19.36.010. Conformance to title and chapter required.

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§ 19.36.020. Purpose and intent. § 19.44.080. Data required.
§ 19.36.030. Procedures Generally. § 19.44.090. Additional material.
§ 19.36.040. Tentative map—Data § 19.44.100. Request for method of
required. reimbursement.
§ 19.44.110. Inspection of improvements.
Chapter 19.40 § 19.44.120. Agreement to repair.
STANDARD SUBDIVISION § 19.44.130. Taxes.
PROCEDURE § 19.44.140. Completion.
§
§		 19.40.010.
19.40.020.		 Applicability.
Zoning
approvals—Preliminary title		 § 19.44.150.
§ 19.44.160.
§ 19.44.170.		 Submission.
Department approvals.
Prints and distribution.
report. § 19.44.180. Examination by city
§ 19.40.030. Tentative map, data engineer.
required and design. § 19.44.190. Consideration by council.
§ 19.40.040. Statements. § 19.44.200. Approval by city council.
§ 19.40.050. Covenants. § 19.44.210. Approval or disapproval.
§ 19.40.060. Tentative § 19.44.220. Recording.
map—Completeness and
filing. Chapter 19.48
§ 19.40.070. Tentative MINOR SUBDIVISION PROCEDURE
map—Copies—Filing.
§ 19.40.080. Tentative § 19.48.010. Filing.
map—Distribution of copies. § 19.48.020. Tentative map—Data
§ 19.40.090. Reports. required and design.
§ 19.40.100. Tentative map—Action by § 19.48.030. Tentative map—Statements.
city council. § 19.48.040. Filing and action on
§ 19.40.110. Tentative tentative map by planning
map—Disapproval. commission.
§ 19.40.120. Discharge determination. § 19.48.050. Tentative map—Review.
§ 19.40.130. Improvement plans for all § 19.48.060. Tentative map—Adequacy
subdivisions. of proposed easements.

  • Tentative map—Adequacy of proposed easements. Lots created by minor subdivision.

  • § 19.48.070.

Chapter 19.44 FINAL MAP 

  - **Action on tentative maps. Extension of time on tentative maps.**

  • § 19.48.080.

  • § 19.48.090.

  • § 19.44.010. Time limit. § 19.44.020. Time extension. § 19.44.030. Expiration. § 19.44.035. Tentative map life, amendments, phasing.

  • § 19.44.040. Form. § 19.44.050. Numbering of sheets. § 19.44.060. Title—Tract name. § 19.44.070. Subtitle.

  • § 19.48.100.

Appeal.

City council action on appeal—Tentative map of minor subdivision.

  • § 19.48.110.

  • § 19.48.120. Tentative map—Limitation of approval.

  • § 19.48.130. Failure to record parcel map.

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§ 19.48.135.
Tentative map life,		 § 19.52.030. Enforcement.
amendments, phasing.
§ 19.48.140.
Parcel map		 Chapter 19.56
preparation—Conformance PENALTIES
required.
§ 19.48.150.
Parcel map—Guaranty of		 § 19.56.010. Penalty for violation.
title. § 19.56.020. Transfer or conveyance.
§ 19.48.160.
Submission of parcel map.
§ 19.48.170.
Parcel map—Conformance		 Chapter 19.60
determination. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
§ 19.48.180.
Merger of contiguous
parcels under common § 19.60.010. Purpose.
ownership. § 19.60.020. Development
agreement—Authorized.
Chapter 19.50 § 19.60.030. Development
VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS agreement—Application,
fees.
§ 19.50.010.
Purpose.		 § 19.60.040. Proposed form of
§ 19.50.020.
Vesting tentative map		 agreement.
authorized, rights conferred. § 19.60.050. Review of application.
§ 19.50.030.
Vesting tentative		 § 19.60.060. Development
map—Data required and agreement—Hearing by
design. planning commission.
§ 19.50.040.
Vesting tentative		 § 19.60.070. Public hearing, notice.
map—Processing. § 19.60.080. Conduct of hearing.
§
§		 19.50.050.
19.50.060.
Departure from ordinances,
policies and standards.

Vesting tentative		 § 19.60.090.
§ 19.60.100.		 Irregularity in proceedings.
Determination by planning
commission.
§ 19.50.070. map—Expiration.

Vesting tentative
map—Duration of rights		 § 19.60.110. Development
agreement—Hearing by city
council.
§
§		 19.50.075.
19.50.080.		 conferred.

Vesting tentative map
rights—Exceptions.

Application with other
provisions of this code.		 § 19.60.120.
§ 19.60.130.
§ 19.60.140.
§ 19.60.150.		 Action by city council.
Requirements for approval.
Effective date of
development agreement.
Development agreement—
Amendment or cancellation.
Chapter 19.52
EXCEPTIONS, ALTERNATES AND
ENFORCEMENT		 § 19.60.160. Amendment or cancellation
procedure.
§ 19.60.170. Recordation of development
§
§
§		 19.52.010.
19.52.020.
19.52.025.
Exceptions.

Subdivision alternate.

Certificate of compliance
required for lot line		 § 19.60.180. agreement, amendment or
cancellation.
Development agreement—
Duration.
adjustments.

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§ 19.60.185. Development § 19.80.060. Notice to tenants and
agreement—Periodic prospective tenants of filing
review. of tentative map.
§ 19.60.190. Notice of periodic review. § 19.80.070. Notice of intention to
§ 19.60.200. Periodic review—Hearing, convert.
burden, findings. § 19.80.080. Notice of intention to
§ 19.60.210. Periodic review—Action by convert—Applicability.
council. § 19.80.090. Termination of right of first
§ 19.60.220. Periodic refusal.
review—Modification or § 19.80.100. Notice to quit.
termination of § 19.80.110. Notice to subsequent
agreement—Public hearing, tenants.
notice. § 19.80.120. Declaration of service of
§ 19.60.230. Periodic notice.
review—Modification or
termination—Hearing.		 § 19.80.130. Requirements for tentative
map approval.
Chapter 19.80 § 19.80.140. Applicability of Titles 15, 19
and 20.
CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
REGULATED		 § 19.80.150.
§ 19.80.160.		 Conditions on approval.
Information to accompany
§
§		 19.80.010.
19.80.020.		 Findings—Purpose.
Limitation on minimum size
of conversion.		 § 19.80.170.
§ 19.80.190.		 tentative map.
Relocation assistance plan.
Relocation
§
§
§
§
§		 19.80.030.
19.80.040.
19.80.050.
19.80.051.
19.80.052.		 Annual limitation.
Exemptions.
Selection procedure.
Ranking of applications.
Applications—Grounds for		 § 19.80.200.
§ 19.80.210.
§ 19.80.220.		 plan—Applicability.
Incentives to aid tenants to
purchase units.
Housing replacement fees.
Processing as standard
subdivision.
§
§
§		 19.80.053.
19.80.054.
19.80.055.		 rejection.
Consideration by city
council.
Explanation of reasons.
Explanation of reasons for
rejection.		 § 19.80.230.
§ 19.80.240.
§ 19.80.250.
§ 19.80.260.		 Findings prior to approval
of final map.
Additional findings.
Discrimination unlawful.
Penalty.
§ 19.80.056. Appeals.

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▸Contents — South San Francisco Planning Code
South San Francisco Planning Code
  1. ▸Title 19
    Overview
    1. Chapter 19.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    2. Chapter 19.12 — DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENTS
    3. Chapter 19.32 — STANDARD OR MINOR SUBDIVISION ALTERNATIVES
    4. Chapter 19.36 — CONDOMINIUMS AND COMMUNITY HOUSING PROJECTS
    5. Chapter 19.40 — STANDARD SUBDIVISION PROCEDURE
    6. Chapter 19.48 — MINOR SUBDIVISION PROCEDURE
    7. Chapter 19.52
    8. Chapter 19.60 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
    9. Chapter 19.80 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS REGULATED

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