780.1
LAKESHORE PLAZA SPECIAL USE DISTRICT
San Francisco Planning Code · SF Planning Code § 780.1
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SEC. 780.1. LAKESHORE PLAZA SPECIAL USE DISTRICT. In order to preserve the mix and variety of goods and services provided to the Lakeshore Acres, Crestlake, and Merced Manor neighborhood residents yet provide reasonable commercial expansion and intensification which would not disrupt the single-family residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods, there shall be a Lakeshore Plaza Special Use District, generally located on the NC-S-zoned block bounded by Sloat Boulevard, Everglade Drive, Ocean Avenue, and Clearfield Drive, as designated on Sectional Map 13SU of the Zoning Map. The following provisions shall apply within such special use district: (a) Purpose and Findings. In addition to the purposes stated in Section 701 of this Code, the following purpose and findings form a basis for special regulations and provide guidance for their application in the Lakeshore Plaza Special Use District. (1) The Lakeshore Plaza District is located on a single nine-acre parcel, bounded by Sloat Boulevard, Ocean Avenue, Clearfield Drive and Everglade Drive. It is completely surrounded by the Lakeshore Acres, Crestlake and Merced Manor single-family neighborhoods. It was originally designed to be and functions as a small neighborhood shopping center, providing a variety of retail goods and services mainly to the surrounding neighborhoods. It exhibits a strong daytime and family orientation. (2) The district contains three large low-scale buildings, which are removed from the street edge and surrounded by a number of off-street parking spaces, in a configuration which cannot accommodate new housing. (3) Housing development in new buildings is encouraged. (b) Controls. The controls for the NC-S District, as set forth in Section 713 of this Code, shall apply to the Lakeshore Plaza Special Use District, except as provided below:
Zoning Category No. Controls Zoning Category No. Controls .10 Varies. See Height and Bulk District Maps. .27 Hours of Operation shall be permitted as a Principal Use from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and as a Conditional Use from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
.30 General advertising signs are not permitted. .41 Bars are permitted as Conditional Uses at the First and Second Stories. .46 Movie Theaters are permitted as Conditional Uses at the First and Second Stories. .48 General and Nighttime Entertainment is permitted as a Conditional Use at the First and Second Stories. .49 Financial services are permitted as principal uses at the third story. .51, .52, .53 Medical services, personal services and business or professional services are permitted as principal uses at the third story. .64 Mortuaries are not permitted. .69A Restaurants are permitted as principal uses at the first story and as Conditional Uses at the second story. .70 Non-Retail Sales and Services are permitted as principal uses at the first, second, and third stories. .81 Other institutions, large, are permitted as conditional uses at the first, second, and third stories. .82 Other institutions, small, are permitted as conditional uses at the first, second and third stories. .90 Residential uses are permitted at all stories. .91, .92, .93 Form-Based Density applies for all Residential Uses. .95 Private Parking Garages are permitted as conditional uses at the first story and below and not permitted above the first story.
(Added by Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; amended by Ord. 445-87, App. 11/12/87; Ord. 42-89, App. 2/8/89; Ord. 245-08, File No. 080696; Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017; Ord. 202-18, File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018; Ord. 63-20, File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff. 5/25/2020; Ord. 249-23, File No. 230701, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024; Ord. 33-24, File No. 231144, App. 2/21/2024, Eff. 3/23/2024; Ord. 245-25, File No. 250701, App. 12/12/2025, Eff. 1/12/2026, Oper. 1/12/2026) AMENDMENT HISTORY Division (b) amended; Ord. 129-17, Eff. 7/30/2017. Division (b) amended; Ord. 202-18, Eff. 9/10/2018. Division (b) amended; Ord. 63-20, Eff. 5/25/2020. Division (b) amended; Ord. 249-23, Eff. 1/14/2024. Division (b) amended; Ord. 33-24, Eff. 3/23/2024. Division (a)(3) added; division (b) amended; Ord. 245-25, Eff. 1/12/2026. SEC. 780.2. BAYSHORE-HESTER SPECIAL USE DISTRICT. In order to preserve the potential mix and variety of goods and services provided to the Bayview, Little Hollywood and Visitation Valley neighborhood residents yet provide the possibility for reasonable expansion, intensification and/or reconstruction of an existing hostelry use in this area, which use and action would not disrupt the single-family residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods, there shall be a Bayshore-Hester Special Use District, generally located on the northern end of the NC-S-zoned block bounded by Bayshore Boulevard and the loop of Hester Avenue, as designated on Sectional Map 10SU of the Zoning Map. The following provisions shall apply within such special use district: (a) Purpose and Findings. In addition to the purposes stated in Section 701 of this Code, the following purpose and findings form a basis for special regulations and provide guidance for their application in the Bayshore-Hester Special Use District. (1) The Bayshore-Hester Special Use District is the northern portion of the block bounded by Bayshore Boulevard and the loop of Hester Avenue. It is completely surrounded by the Little Hollywood, Visitation Valley and Bayview single-family neighborhoods and is bordered on the east by U.S. Highway 101. It is developed with a motel with a coffee shop and a restaurant, which uses have been present thereon for at least 50 years. (2) The district contains a cluster of one- and two-story buildings devoted to motel and restaurant use. Immediately to the south is a new residential development containing 26 one- family dwellings. (b) Controls. All of the controls for the NC-S District, as set forth in Section 713 of this Code, shall apply to the Bayshore-Hester Special Use District, except that a Motel or Tourist Hotel shall be permitted as a Conditional Use. (Added by Ord. 331-97, App. 8/19/97; amended by Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017) AMENDMENT HISTORY Division (b) amended; table deleted; Ord. 129-17, Eff. 7/30/2017. SEC. 780.3. [REPEALED.] (Added by Ord. 245-08, File No. 080696; amended by Ord. 75-12 , File No. 120084, App. 4/23/2012, Eff. 5/23/2012; Ord. 56-13 , File No. 130062, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 157-15 , File No. 150681, App. 8/6/2015, Eff. 9/5/2015; Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017; Ord. 196-17, File No. 170419, App. 10/5/2017, Eff. 11/4/2017; Ord. 47-18, File No. 171108, App. 3/16/2018, Eff. 4/16/2018; Ord. 205-19, File No. 181211, App. 9/11/2019, Eff. 10/12/2019; Ord. 63-20, File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff. 5/25/2020; Ord. 117-20, File No. 200114, App. 7/31/2020, Eff. 8/31/2020; Ord. 182-20, File No. 200673, App. 10/2/2020, Eff. 11/2/2020; Ord. 249-23, File No. 230701, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024; Ord. 173-25, File No. 250634, App. 9/5/2025, Eff. 10/6/2025; repealed by Ord. 217-25, File No. 250682, App. 11/14/2025, Eff. 12/15/2025) SEC. 780.4. MISSION-HARRINGTON SPECIAL USE DISTRICT. In order to preserve the potential mix and variety of goods and services provided to the Excelsior, yet provide the possibility for reasonable commercial expansion and intensification which would not disrupt the residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods, there shall be a Mission-Harrington Special Use District, located at 4550 Mission Street, at the intersection with Harrington Street, at Assessor's Block 3148, Lot 1, as designated on the Special Use District Map SU11 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco. (a) Purpose and Findings. In addition to the purposes stated in Section 701 of this Code, the following purposes and findings form a basis for special regulations and provide guidance for their application in the Mission-Harrington Special Use District. (1) The Mission-Harrington Special Use District is in the north-eastern part of the block bounded by Mission Street, Harrington Street, Norton Street and Alemany Boulevard, in the Excelsior. It is currently developed with a single-story commercial building, and has historically been used as a retail business. The rest of the lots on the same block, on Mission Street, are devoted to commercial uses, with some properties having residential uses above retail. Behind the commercial properties, there is a municipal parking lot; the remaining properties on the block are single family homes. (2) The lot where the District is located has been underutilized for more than a decade. The Community has partnered with the City on numerous occasions to develop the site, without success. (3) The District is located on a major transit-corridor and in a vibrant economic corridor. It is further in close proximity to both a 50-X and 65-X Zone Height and Bulk Zone, in an appropriate location for high-density in-fill mixed-use development. (b) Controls. All of the controls for the NC-3 District, as set forth in Section 712.1 and Table 712 of this Code, shall apply to the Mission-Harrington Special Use District, except as provided below:
Zoning Category No. Controls .10 Height: 56 feet (56-X) § 207.4 One unit allowed for every 400 sf of lot area .22 No off-street parking required .12 No rear setback required