Chapter 20.060

ESTABLISHMENT OF CONVENTIONAL ZONING DISTRICTS

The purpose of establishing conventional zoning districts is to protect and promote public health, safety, prosperity, and the general welfare of South San Francisco residents, and more specifically to:

• A. Provide standards for future growth and development in the City;

• B. Create a comprehensive and stable pattern of land uses upon which to plan for residential, mixed-use, nonresidential, civic, and recreational uses;

• C. Ensure compatibility between different types of development and land use; and

• D. Conserve and protect the City’s open spaces. (Ord. 1646 § 2, 2022)

The City shall be classified into zoning districts or zones, the designation and regulation of which are set forth in this Title as follows:

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Table 20.060.002: Conventional Zoning Districts
Zoning District
Chapter Abbrev. Name Zoning District Description
RL2.2, RL-8 Low Density The two RL Districts provide for detached and attached single-family
Residential residential development. They also support residential care facilities,
park and recreation facilities, civic and institutional uses. The RL
Districts implement the General Plan's San Mateo County Low Density
Residential and Low Density Residential land use designations.
RM-22 Medium Density The RM-22 District provides for attached or detached single-family
Residential housing, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and townhouses. It also
supports residential care facilities, service-enriched housing, park and
Chapter 20.070,
recreation facilities, and civic and institutional uses. The RM-22
Residential Zoning
District implements the General Plan's Medium Density Residential
Districts
land use designation.
RH-37.5, High Density The three RH Districts provide areas for a mix of residential
RH-50, Residential development with a variety of multifamily housing choices, including
RH-180 townhouses and apartment buildings. They also support residential care
facilities, group residential homes, service-enriched housing, parks and
recreation facilities, and civic and institutional uses. The RH District
implements the General Plan's Medium High Density Residential and
High Density Residential land use designations.
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Table 20.060.002: Conventional Zoning Districts
Zoning District
Chapter Abbrev. Name Zoning District Description
DRL Downtown The DRL District provides for attached or detached single-family
Residential – Low housing, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, care facilities,
family day care, park and recreation facilities, and civic and
institutional uses in the Downtown. The DRL District implements the
General Plan's Medium Density Residential land use designation.
DRM Downtown The DRM District provides for attached or detached single-family
Chapter 20.080, Residential – housing, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, care facilities,
Downtown Medium family day care, park and recreation facilities, and civic and
Residential Zoning institutional uses in the Downtown. The DRM District implements the
Districts General Plan's Medium High Density Residential land use designation.
DRH Downtown The DRH District provides for a mix of residential development with
Residential – High a variety of multifamily housing choices, including townhouses and
apartment buildings, care facilities, family day care, park and recreation
facilities, and civic and institutional uses in the Downtown. The DRH
District implements the General Plan's High Density Residential land
use designation.
DRC Downtown The DRC District provides for a higher density mix of residential
Residential Core housing types, compatible in scale with adjacent Downtown residential
districts. The DRC District implements the General Plan's Downtown
Residential Core land use designation.
LNC Linden The LNC District provides for mixed-use and live-work development,
Neighborhood with retail, commercial, and service uses at the ground floor and
Center residential uses above. The LNC District implements the General Plan's
Linden Neighborhood Center land use designation.
GAC Grand Avenue The GAC District builds on the historic layout of the old Downtown
Chapter 20.090, Core while providing additional capacity for residential and commercial uses
Downtown / Caltrain and a nearly continuous retail frontage with high density residential
Station Area Zoning above. The GAC District implements the General Plan's Grand Avenue
Districts Core land use designation.
DTC Downtown Transit The DTC District provides sites for mixed-use development and the
Core highest residential densities in the Downtown. It supports active ground
floor uses and high intensity development that generates pedestrian
traffic and increased transit ridership. The DTC District implements the
General Plan's Downtown Transit Core land use designation.
ETC East of 101 Transit The ETC District is located just east of the Caltrain tracks and is
Core intended to provide a location for the highest intensity office, R&D or
residential uses. The ETC District implements the General Plan's East
of 101 Transit Core land use designation.
CC Community The CC District provides areas for locally oriented retail and service
Chapter 20.100, Non-
Commercial uses, shopping centers, hotels, community-serving offices, restaurants,
Residential Zoning
retail, public, and similar and compatible uses. The CC District
Districts
implements the General Plan's Community Commercial designation.
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nity The CC District provides areas for locally oriented retail and service
Chapter 20.100, Non-
Commercial uses, shopping centers, hotels, community-serving offices, restaurants,
Residential Zoning
retail, public, and similar and compatible uses. The CC District
Districts
implements the General Plan's Community Commercial designation.
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Table 20.060.002: Conventional Zoning Districts
Zoning District
Chapter Abbrev. Name Zoning District Description
BPO Business and The BPO District provides areas for development of administrative,
Professional Office financial, business, professional, medical and public offices, and
research and development at locations close to transit stations, as well
as limited retail development. The BPO District implements the
General Plan's Business and Professional Office designation.
BTP-M Business The BTP-M District provides area for campus-like environments for
Technology Park – corporate headquarters, research and development facilities, and
Medium offices. Typical uses include incubator-research facilities, prototype
manufacturing, testing, repairing, packaging, publishing and printing,
as well as offices and research and development facilities. Limited
warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, retail and service uses are
allowed. The BTP-M District implements the General Plan's Business
Technology Park land use designation.
BTP-H Business The BTP-H District provides area for campus-like environments for
Technology Park – corporate headquarters, research and development facilities, and
High offices. Typical uses include incubator-research facilities, prototype
manufacturing, testing, repairing, packaging, publishing and printing,
as well as offices and research and development facilities.
Warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, retail, personal services,
grocery and hotel uses are also allowed. The BTP-H District
implements the General Plan's Business Technology Park High land
use designation.
MIM Mixed Industrial The MIM District supports a wide range of manufacturing, processing,
Medium general service, warehousing, storage and distribution, and service
commercial uses. The MIM District implements the General Plan's
Mixed Industrial Medium land use designation.
MIH Mixed Industrial The MIH District supports a wide range of manufacturing, processing,
High general service, warehousing, storage and distribution, and service
commercial uses. The MIH District implements the General Plan's
Mixed Industrial High land use designation.
PQP Public/Quasi- The PQP District is reserved for government-owned facilities, civic
Public uses, and public utilities. It includes government offices, the library,
and the sewer treatment plant. The PQP District implements the
General Plan's Public/Quasi-Public land use designation.
Chapter 20.110, Civic
S School The S District is reserved for school sites and facilities. It implements
Zoning Districts
the General Plan's School land use designation.
PR Parks and The PR District is reserved for parks and recreation facilities, including
Recreation parks, public golf courses, and greenways. It implements the General
Plan's Parks and Recreation land use designation.
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Table 20.060.002: Conventional Zoning Districts
Zoning District
Chapter Abbrev. Name Zoning District Description
OS Open Space The OS District is reserved for the protection of environmentally
sensitive areas, including site slopes greater than 30 percent, sensitive
habitats, wetlands, creeks, areas subject to flooding, and power
transmission line corridors. It implements the General Plan's Open
Space land use designation.
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• (Ord. 1646 § 2, 2022; Ord. 1656, 6/12/2024)

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