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P (PUBLIC) DISTRICTS

San Francisco Planning Code · SF Planning Code § 211

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SEC. 211. P (PUBLIC) DISTRICTS. (a) In addition to the use districts otherwise established by this Code, there shall also be in the City a Public Use District herein referred to as a "P District," to apply to land that is owned by a governmental agency and in some form of public use, including open space. (b) The purpose of designating such land as a P District on the Zoning Map is to relate the Zoning Map to actual land use and to the General Plan with respect to such land. Any lot in a P District may be occupied by a principal use listed in Section 211.1, or by a conditional use listed in Section 211.2, subject to applicable regulations of this Code. Principal uses not identified under Sections 211.1 or 211.2 of this Code are not permitted in any P District. (Amended as Sec. 234 by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; Ord. 445-87, App. 11/12/87; Ord. 80-14 , File No. 140062, App. 6/13/2014, Eff. 7/13/2014; redesignated and amended by Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; amended by Ord. 188-15 , File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015) AMENDMENT HISTORY Section amended; Ord. 80-14 , Eff. 7/13/2014. Section redesignated; division (b) amended; Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015. Division (b) amended; Ord. 188-15 , Eff. 12/4/2015. SEC. 211.1. PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED, P DISTRICTS. The following uses are principally permitted in all P Districts when found to be in conformity with the General Plan: (a) Structures and uses of governmental agencies not subject to regulation by this Code. (b) Public structures and uses of the City and County of San Francisco, and of other governmental agencies that are subject to regulation by this Code, including Neighborhood Agriculture, as defined in Section 102 of this Code; and, (c) Accessory nonpublic uses, which in P Districts may or may not be related to the Principal Use, provided that they meet the following standards: (1) If the accessory nonpublic use is located on a lot with an OS Height and Bulk designation per Section 290 of this Code, it shall occupy a de minimis amount of space so that it does not detract from the lot’s principal or exclusive purpose as open space. In no case may accessory nonpublic uses occupy more than one-third of the total lot area occupied by the Principal Use; (2) If the accessory nonpublic use is located on a lot without an OS Height and Bulk designation, it shall not occupy more than 1/3 of the total occupied floor area of the principle use; (3) If the accessory nonpublic use is located within 1/4 mile of a Restricted Use Subdistrict listed in Article 2 or 7, then no use prohibited in such Subdistrict may be permitted as an accessory nonpublic use; (4) The accessory nonpublic use is principally permitted within the closest non-Residential District. The closest non-Residential district is defined as the non-Residential zoning district