152.1
REQUIRED OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING AND SERVICE VEHICLE SPACES IN C-3
San Francisco Planning Code · SF Planning Code § 152.1
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SEC. 152.1. REQUIRED OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING AND SERVICE VEHICLE SPACES IN C-3 AND EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS MIXED USE DISTRICTS. In C-3 and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts, off-street freight loading spaces shall be provided in the minimum quantities specified in the following Table 152.1, except as otherwise provided in Sections 153(a)(6), 161, and as stated below in this Section 152.1. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, including Table 152.1, no building in the C-3- O(SD) district shall be required to provide more than six off-street freight loading or service vehicle spaces in total. The measurement of Occupied Floor Area shall be as defined in this Code, except that non-accessory parking spaces and driveways and maneuvering areas incidental thereto shall not be counted. In accordance with Section 210.5, this Section 152.1 shall not apply to Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse projects. For projects in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts that are subject to Section 329, the Planning Commission may waive these requirements pursuant to the procedures of Section 329 if it finds that the design of the project, particularly ground floor frontages, would be improved and that such loading could be sufficiently accommodated on adjacent Streets and Alleys. For projects in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts that are not subject to Section 329, the Zoning Administrator may administratively waive these requirements pursuant to Section 307(h) and the criteria identified above which apply to projects subject to Section 329.
Table 152.1 OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING SPACES REQUIRED (IN C-3 AND EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS MIXED USE DISTRICTS) Use or Activity Occupied Floor Area of Structure or Use (sq. ft.) Number of Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces Required Use or Activity Occupied Floor Area of Structure or Use (sq. ft.) Number of Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces Required Non-Retail Sales and Services Uses, except as listed below 0.1 space per 10,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area (to closest whole number per Section 153) Retail Sales and Services Uses, except as listed below 0 - 10,000 10,001 - 30,000 30,001 - 50,000 over 50,000 1 space per 25,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area (to closest whole number per Section 153)
Wholesaling, manufacturing , and all other uses primarily engaged in handling goods, and Live/Work Units within existing buildings, within Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts 0 - 10,000 10,001 - 50,000 over 50,000 0.21 spaces per 10,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area (to closest whole number pursuant to Section 153) Hotels, Residential Uses, Live/Work Units not included above, and all other uses not included above 0 - 100,000 100,001 - 200,000 200,001 - 500,000 over 500,000 3 plus 1 space for each additional 400,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area
(Added by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; amended by Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008 ; Ord. 182-12 , File No. 120665, App. 8/8/2012, Eff. 9/7/2012; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017; Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019; Ord. 159-23, File No. 230732, App. 7/28/2023, Eff. 8/28/2023) AMENDMENT HISTORY First undesignated paragraph amended; Ord. 182-12 , Eff. 9/7/2012. Section and Table 152.1 amended; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017. Section header, section, and Table 152.1 amended; Ord. 296-18, Eff. 1/12/2019. First undesignated paragraph amended; Ord. 159-23, Eff. 8/28/2023. SEC. 152.2. ALLOWED OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING AND SERVICE VEHICLE SPACES IN DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL (DTR) DISTRICTS. In DTR districts, off-street freight loading spaces shall be provided in the maximum quantities specified in the following Table 152.2, except as otherwise provided in Sections 153(a)(6) and 161 of this Code. The measurement of Occupied Floor Area shall be as defined in this Code, except that non-accessory parking spaces and driveways and maneuvering areas incidental thereto shall not be counted. Table 152.2 OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING SPACES PERMITTED
Use or Activity Size of Use Number of Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces Permitted Non-Residential Uses 0 - 50,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area over 50,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area 1 space per 50,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area All Residential Uses, including Dwelling Units, Group Housing, and SRO Units 0 - 100 units 101 units or more 1, plus 1 additional loading space for every 200 units over 100 Total Number of Loading Spaces Allowed for Any Single Project (all uses)
(Added by Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; amended by Ord. 188-15 , File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017) AMENDMENT HISTORY Nonsubstantive changes; Ord. 188-15 , Eff. 12/4/2015. Section and Table 152.2 amended; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017. SEC. 152.3. PERMITTED OFF-STREET ACCESSORY PARKING IN DRIVEWAYS. (a) Off-street accessory parking for Residential Uses shall be permitted in driveways. A driveway is defined for purposes of this Section 152.3 to mean a vehicular path that provides access from the public right-of-way to authorized parking located on the subject property, where the vehicular path is limited to the minimum width needed for such access. Operable vehicles may be parked within the confines of such driveways, subject to the following limitations: (1) Boats, trailers, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, and buses shall not be parked in the driveway; (2) No more than two vehicles may be parked in a driveway per Lot, regardless of the Lot size, number of driveways, or driveway length; and (3) Vehicles parked in the driveway shall not encroach onto the public right-of-way. (b) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) or Junior ADU (JADU) Conversions. Off-street parking shall be permitted in any driveway that existed immediately prior to the conversion of a garage at the property into an ADU or JADU, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections (a) and (c). (c) This Section 152.3 does not authorize the creation of a new curb cut, the restoration of prior existing curb cuts, or the expansion of an existing curb cut. (Added by Ord. 10-26, File No. 250887, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026) SEC. 153. RULES FOR CALCULATION OF PARKING SPACES. (See Interpretations related to this Section.) (a) In the calculation of off-street parking, freight loading spaces, and bicycle parking spaces permitted or required under Sections 151.1, 152, 152.1, 155.2, 155.3, and 155.4 of this Code, or pursuant to any Special Use District, the following rules shall apply: (1) In the case of mixed uses in the same structure, on the same lot, or in the same development, or more than one type of activity involved in the same use, the total permitted off- street parking and requirements for loading spaces shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses or activities computed separately, including fractional values. (2) Where an initial quantity of floor area, rooms, seats, or other form of measurement is exempted from loading requirements, such exemption shall apply only once to the aggregate of that form of measurement. If the initial exempted quantity is exceeded, for either a structure or a lot or a development, the requirement shall apply to the entire such structure, lot, or