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SEC. 263.5. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS; EAST OF CHINESE PLAYGROUND ON NOB HILL. (a) In the 200-E-2 and 300-E-2 Height and Bulk Districts, as designated on Sectional Map No. 1H of the Zoning Map, height exceptions may be approved by the Planning Commission in appropriate cases as provided herein. (b) Such height exceptions may be permitted provided that the following criteria in addition to those stated in Section 303(c) are met: (1) The height of the building or structure so approved by the Planning Commission shall not exceed 320 feet. (2) The applicant shall demonstrate through solar access studies and shadow studies that the proposed height exceptions would create no additional shading impacts on Chinese Playground from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Standard Time, March 21st to September 21st. (Added by Ord. 19-84, App. 1/12/84) SEC. 263.6. SPECIAL HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS: CHINATOWN CORNERS AND PARAPETS. (a) In the Chinatown Community Business District, the Chinatown Visitor Retail District and the Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial District, height exceptions to 50-foot or 65-foot height districts may be approved for certain features according to procedures for conditional use approval in Section 303 of this Code. The purpose of allowing the exception is, in the case of corners of buildings, to help define the larger space of the intersection and in the case of parapets to reassert the traditional Chinatown pattern. (b) In addition to requirements of Section 303, such a height exception may be permitted provided that: (1) The structure is on a corner lot and the feature exceeding the height limit consists of a decorative pavilion, sculpture or pagoda which does not exceed 150 square feet in size, or