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SEC. 105. ZONING MAP. The designations, locations and boundaries of the districts established by this Code shall be shown upon the "Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco," which shall consist of a series of numbered sectional maps. Wherever any uncertainty exists as to the boundary of any district as shown on said sectional maps, the following rules shall apply: (a) Where boundary lines are indicated as following streets and alleys within the right-of-way, they shall be construed as following the centerlines of such streets and alleys; (b) Where boundary lines are indicated as approximately following lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries; (c) Where a boundary line divides a lot or crosses unsubdivided property; the location of such boundary shall be as indicated upon the Zoning Map using the scale appearing on such map; (d) Where further uncertainty exists, the City Planning Commission upon written application, or on its own motion, shall by resolution determine the location of a disputed boundary giving due consideration to the apparent indicated location thereof and the scale of the Zoning Map and the express purposes of this Code; (e) Wherever any property is not under these rules specifically included in any use district shown on the Zoning Map, such property is hereby declared to be in an RH-1(D) District, except that all property owned on the effective date of this amendment by the United States of America, State of California, City and County of San Francisco, or other governmental agency and within the City and County of San Francisco but not within the area covered by Sectional Maps Nos. 1 through 14 of the Zoning Map is hereby declared to be in a P (Public Use) District unless reclassified in accordance with the provisions of this Code; (f) Wherever any property is not under these rules specifically included in any height and bulk district shown on the Zoning Map, such property is hereby declared to be in a 40-X height and bulk district, except that all property owned on the effective date of this amendment by the United States of America, State of California, City and County of San Francisco, or other governmental agency and within the City and County of San Francisco but not within the area covered by Sectional Maps Nos. 1H through 14H of the Zoning Map is hereby declared to be in an OS (Open Space) District unless reclassified in accordance with the provisions of this Code.

(Amended by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 98-11, File No. 110229, App. 6/15/2011, Eff. 7/15/2011) AMENDMENT HISTORY Divisions (e) and (f) amended; Ord. 98-11 , Eff. 7/15/2011. SEC. 106. ZONING MAP INCORPORATED HEREIN. The Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco referred to in Section 105, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 4608, is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth, and the designations, locations and boundaries of districts shall be as shown thereon, subject to the provisions of Section 105 hereof. The Zoning Map may be amended by ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with Section 302(c), relating to amendments approved by the Planning Commission, or by ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with Sections 302(c) and 308.1(d), relating to amendments disapproved by the Planning Commission. Such amendments whether heretofore or hereafter adopted, shall not be printed or reprinted as part of the text of the Planning Code, but the changes so authorized thereupon shall be incorporated in the Zoning Map and shall be included in any subsequent editions thereof. (Amended by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 13-26, File No. 251099, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026) SEC. 108. NEW NAMES. As of July 1, 1996, the effective date of the revised Charter, all references in this Code to the "Master Plan" shall mean "General Plan," to the "Department of City Planning" shall mean "Planning Department," to the "City Planning Commission" shall mean "Planning Commission," to the "Board of Permit Appeals" shall mean "Board of Appeals." (Added by Ord. 321-96, App. 8/8/96) SEC. 109. SEVERABILITY. (a) If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Code, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, or other competent agency, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Code or any part thereof. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective. (b) If the application of any provision or provisions of this Code to any lot, building, sign or other structure, or parcel of land is found to be invalid or ineffective, in whole or in part by any court of competent jurisdiction, or other competent agency, the effect of such decision shall be limited to the property or situation immediately involved in the controversy, and the application of any such provision to other properties and situations shall not be affected. (c) This Section 109 shall apply to every Article of this Code, as the Code has existed in the past, as it now exists and as it may exist in the future, including all modifications thereof and additions and amendments thereto. (Amended by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78) ARTICLE 1.2: DIMENSIONS, AREAS, AND OPEN SPACES Sec. 121. Minimum Lot Width and Area. Sec. 121.1. Development of Large Lots in Neighborhood Commercial Districts Located in the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District. Sec. 121.2. Non-Residential Use Size Limits in Neighborhood Commercial and Neighborhood Commercial Transit Districts. Sec. 121.3. Development of Large Lots, Chinatown Mixed Use Districts. Sec. 121.4. Non-Residential Use Size Limits in Mixed Use Districts. Sec. 121.5. [Division of Spaces Exceeding Non-Residential Use Size Limits.] Sec. 121.6. Large-Scale Retail Uses. Sec. 121.7. Restriction of Lot Mergers in Certain Districts, on Pedestrian-Oriented Streets, and for Lots with Historic Buildings. Sec. 121.9. Subdivision of Large Lots, PDR Districts. Sec. 122. Height and Bulk Limitations. Sec. 123. Maximum Floor Area Ratio. Sec. 124. Basic Floor Area Ratio. Sec. 124.1. Floor Area Ratio Exceptions: Chinatown. Sec. 125. Floor Area Premiums, Districts Other than NC, C-3 and Mixed Use. Sec. 127. Transfer of Permitted Basic Gross Floor Area. Sec. 128. Transfer of Development Rights in C-3 Districts. Sec. 128.1. Transfer of Development Rights in the Central SoMa Special Use District. Sec. 130. Yard and Setback Requirements, General. Sec. 131. Legislated Setback Lines. Sec. 132. Front Setback Areas in RTO, RH, and RM Districts and for Required Setbacks for Projects in NC and RTO-C Districts, and Planned Unit Developments. Sec. 132.1. Setbacks and Streetwall Articulation: C-3 Districts. Sec. 132.3. Sun Access for Sidewalks Setbacks – Chinatown. Sec. 132.4. Setbacks, Streetwall Articulation, and Tower Separation in the Central SoMa Special Use District. Sec. 133. Side Yards, RH-1(D) Districts. Sec. 134. Rear Yards in R, RC, RTO, NC, M, CMUO, MUG, MUO, MUR, RED, RED-MX, SPD, UMU, and WMUG Districts; and Lot Coverage Requirements in C Districts. Sec. 134.1. Site Coverage in Chinatown Mixed Use Districts. Sec. 135. Usable Open Space for Dwelling Units and Group Housing, R, NC, Mixed Use, C, and M Districts.