South San Francisco Municipal Code § 20.110.003 Development Standards

The purpose of the civic districts is to:

A. Provide locations for a variety of recreational activities to meet the community’s diverse needs;

B. Design and develop active and passive recreation areas to complement and minimize traffic, noise, and other impacts on surrounding development; and

C. Maintain and improve access to the San Francisco Bay shoreline.

(Ord. 1646 § 2, 2022)

Table 20.110.002: Use Regulations – Civic Districts, lists the uses permitted in the civic zoning districts and the level of review required. In cases where a specific land use or activity is not defined, the Chief Planner shall assign the land use or activity to a classification that is substantially similar in character. Use classifications and subclassifications that are not included in this table or not found to be substantially similar to the uses below are otherwise prohibited. The table also notes all regulations that apply to various uses.

Table 20.110.002: Use Regulations – Civic Districts

Notes:

(Ord. 1646 § 2, 2022; Ord. 1656, 6/12/2024)

Table 20.110.003: Development Standards – Civic Districts, establishes the development standards for the civic districts. The numbers in the figure below are keyed to corresponding regulations in the table that follows. Letters in parentheses after the standards in the table refer to lettered provisions following the table.

Table 20.110.003: Development Standards – Civic Districts

Note:

A. Hillside Lots. On lots with an average slope of 15 percent or greater, the minimum lot size and front and rear setbacks may be modified by the standards of Section 20.310.002 (“General Site and Building Design”).

B. Impervious Area. No net new impervious area is permitted within 250 feet of the San Francisco Bay shoreline.

(Ord. 1646 § 2, 2022; Ord. 1656, 6/12/2024; Ord. 1678-2025, 10/22/2025)

A. Open Space Areas Abutting the San Bruno Mountain State and County Park.

1. Terrabay Buffer Zone. Allowed uses in the 2.69 acre parcel located adjacent to and south of the preservation parcel are limited to the following:

a. Landscaping, limited to native San Bruno Mountain plant species.

b. Pedestrian seating areas.

c. Surface parking, roads, emergency access roads, turn-arounds and maintenance.

d. A single small structure which provides interpretive information about the site (i.e., a kiosk).

e. Retaining walls.

2. Terrabay Preservation Parcel. Open space uses in conformance with the General Plan and the Mutual Release and Settlement Agreement executed in March 2000 between Terrabay Partners. L.L.C., Myers/Sunchase I, L.L.C., The Center for Biological Diversity, San Bruno Mountain Watch and the City of South San Francisco, including wetlands preservation and mitigation, habitat preservation and preservation of archaeological resource site CA-SMa-40.

3. Terrabay Recreation Parcel.

a. Open space as defined in subsection A.2 above.

b. Community oriented recreation facility.

c. Child care facility.

B. Truck Docks, Loading, and Service Areas. Truck docks, loading areas, and service areas must be located at the rear or interior sides of buildings and screened so as not to be visible from public streets or residential properties.

(Ord. 1646 § 2, 2022; Ord. 1656, 6/12/2024)