890.54
LIGHT MANUFACTURING, WHOLESALE SALES, STORAGE
San Francisco Planning Code · SF Planning Code § 890.54
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SEC. 890.54. LIGHT MANUFACTURING, WHOLESALE SALES, STORAGE. (See Interpretations related to this Section.) A commercial use, including light manufacturing, wholesale sales, and storage, as defined in Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) below. (a) Light Manufacturing. A nonretail use that provides for the fabrication or production of goods, by hand or machinery, for distribution to retailers or wholesalers for resale off the premises, primarily involving the assembly, packaging, repairing, or processing of previously prepared materials, when conducted in an enclosed building having no openings other than fixed windows or exits required by law located within 50 feet of any R District. Light manufacturing uses include production and custom activities usually involving individual or special design, or handiwork, such as the following fabrication or production activities as may be defined by the Standard Industrial Classification Code Manual as light manufacturing uses: (1) Food processing, not including mechanized assembly line production of canned or bottled goods; (2) Apparel and other garment products; (3) Furniture and fixtures; (4) Printing and publishing of books or newspaper; (5) Leather products; (6) Pottery; (7) Glass blowing; (8) Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments; photographic, medical and optical goods; watches and clocks; and (9) Manufacture of cannabis products or cannabis extracts that are derived without the use of volatile organic compounds (License Type 6—Manufacturer 1, as defined in California Business and Professions Code, Division 10). It shall not include the chemical processing of materials or the use of any machine that has more than five horsepower capacity, nor shall the mechanical equipment required for the use, together with related floor space used primarily by the operators of such equipment, in aggregate occupy more than ¼ of the total gross floor area of the use. It shall be not include a trade shop, as defined in Section 890.124 of this Code, or a heavy industrial use subject to Section 226(e) through (w) of this Code. It shall not include general or heavy manufacturing uses, not described in this Subsection (a). (b) Wholesale Sales. A nonretail use that exclusively provides goods or commodities for resale or business use, including accessory storage. This use includes cannabis distribution (License Type 11—Distributor, as defined in California Business and Professions Code, Division 10). It shall not include a nonaccessory storage warehouse. (c) Commercial Storage. A commercial use which stores, within an enclosed building, contractors' equipment, building materials or goods or materials used by other businesses at other locations. This use shall not include the storage of waste, salvaged materials, automobiles, inflammable or highly combustible materials, and wholesale goods or commodities. (d) Self-Storage. Retail facilities for the storage of household and personal goods. (Added by Ord. 131-87, App. 4/24/87; amended by Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 196-11 , File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; Ord. 229-17, File No. 171041, App. 12/6/2017, Eff. 1/5/2018) AMENDMENT HISTORY Division (c) amended; Ord. 196-11 , Eff. 11/3/2011. Divisions (a), (a)(8), and (b) amended; division (a)(9) added; Ord. 229-17, Eff. 1/5/2018. SEC. 890.56. LOT SIZE (PER DEVELOPMENT). The permitted gross lot area for new construction or expansion of existing development. "Lot" is defined in Section 102.12. (Added by Ord. 131-87, App. 4/24/87) SEC. 890.58. [REPEALED.] (Added by Ord. 131-87, App. 4/24/87; repealed by Ord. 20-15, File No. 110548, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015) SEC. 890.60. MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT. (a) Definition. Massage Establishments are defined by Section 29.5 of the Health Code. For purposes of the Planning Code only, "Massage Establishment" shall include a "Massage Establishment" but not a "Sole Practitioner Massage Establishment," as these terms are defined in Section 29.5 of the Health Code. Any Massage Establishment shall have first obtained a permit from the Department of Public Health pursuant to Section 29.25 of the Health Code, or a