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ESTABLISHMENT AND LOCATION OF MISSION BAY USE DISTRICTS
San Francisco Planning Code · SF Planning Code § 902
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SEC. 902. ESTABLISHMENT AND LOCATION OF MISSION BAY USE DISTRICTS. (a) Establishment. The following use districts are established for the purpose of implementing the Mission Bay Plan, a part of the San Francisco Master Plan. Districts District Abbreviations Section Number Districts District Abbreviations Section Number Mission Bay Lower Density Residential District MB-R-1 Mission Bay Moderate Density Residential District MB-R-2 Mission Bay High Density Residential District MB-R-3 Mission Bay Small Scale Neighborhood Commercial District MB-NC-2 Mission Bay Moderate Scale Neighborhood Commercial District MB-NC-3 Mission Bay Neighborhood Commercial Shopping Center District MB-NC-S Mission Bay Office District MB-O Mission Bay Commercial-Industrial District MB-CI Mission Bay Hotel District MB-H Mission Bay Community Facilities District MB-CF Mission Bay Open Space District MB-OS
(b) Location. The districts are located as shown in Figure 1 which is provided for general orientation purposes only. The official boundaries of the various Mission Bay Use Districts are shown on the separately published Zoning Map referred to in Section 105 of this Code, and are subject to the provisions of Sections 105 and 106. (c) M-1 and M-2 Districts. The M-1 and M-2 use districts shown on Figure 1 are not Mission Bay Use Districts. They are governed by other sections of the Planning Code which are applicable to M-1 and M-2 Districts generally. (Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91; amended by Ord. 31-18, File No. 170940, App. 3/6/2018, Eff. 4/6/2018) AMENDMENT HISTORY Figure 1 replaced; Ord. 31-18, Eff. 4/6/2018. FIGURE 1 – MISSION BAY USE DISTRICTS
Mission Bay Use Districts consist only of non-shaded portions. The balance of the area is now governed by the Mission Bay North and Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plans. See Mission Bay North and Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plans regarding areas in Mission Bay not designated on this map. SEC. 903. USES PERMITTED IN MISSION BAY USE DISTRICTS. (See Interpretations related to this Section.) (a) Uses Permitted. Uses, as defined in Section 102.27, permitted in Mission Bay Use Districts are either principal, conditional, accessory, or temporary as provided below. (1) Principal Uses. Principal uses are permitted as of right in a Mission Bay Use District, when so indicated in Sections 906 through 916 for each district class. (2) Conditional Uses. Conditional uses are permitted when a use is indicated as conditional in Sections 906 through 916 for each district class and is authorized by the City Planning Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 303. Certain rules applicable to conditional 3 uses are contained in Section 984. (3) Accessory Uses. A related minor use which is either necessary to the operation or enjoyment of a lawful principal use or conditional use or is appropriate, incidental and subordinate to any such use is permitted, subject to the limitations contained in Section 986, as an accessory use when located on the same lot. (4) Temporary Uses. Uses not otherwise permitted are permitted as temporary uses to the extent authorized by Section 985. (5) Multiple Permitted Uses in a Structure. If there are two or more uses in a structure and none is classified as accessory, then each of these uses will be considered separately as independent principal, conditional, or temporary uses. (6) Enclosure of Permitted Uses. All permitted uses shall be conducted within an enclosed building, unless otherwise specifically allowed in this Code. Exceptions from this requirement are: uses which, when located outside of a building, qualify as an outdoor activity area, as defined in Section 790.70; uses which by their nature are to be conducted in an open lot or outside a building, as described in Sections 790 through 790.140; and temporary uses as provided in Section 985. (b) Uses Not Permitted. (1) Uses Not Listed on Control Tables. Uses which are not listed in Sections 906 through 916 for each district class, and are not permitted accessory or authorized temporary uses, unless determined by the Zoning Administrator to be permitted uses in accordance with Section 307(a), are not permitted. (2) Nuisances. No use, even though listed as a permitted use or otherwise allowed, shall be permitted if by reason of its nature or manner of operation, it creates conditions that are hazardous, noxious, or offensive through the emission of odor, fumes, smoke, cinders, dust, gas, vibration, glare, refuse, water-carried waste, or excessive noise. (3) Certain Non-Permitted Uses Allowed to Remain. Certain non-permitted uses may be permitted to remain as non-conforming uses subject to the provisions of Section 983. (c) Compliance of Uses with Controls. All uses, buildings and features shall comply with all controls set forth for the district in which they are located. Where different controls conflict or overlap within the same use district, the use, building or feature shall abide by the most restrictive of all controls. (Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91) SEC. 904. STATEMENTS OF DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE OF MISSION BAY USE DISTRICTS. Statements of description and purpose for each Mission Bay Use District are contained in Sections 906 through 916. These statements outline the main functions of each use district in the Zoning Plan for San Francisco, supplementing the statements of purpose in Sections 101 and 206 and implementing various elements of the Master Plan and the Mission Bay Plan, a part of the Master Plan. (Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91) SEC. 905. ORGANIZATION OF ZONING CONTROL TABLES FOR MISSION BAY USE DISTRICTS. Zoning controls for each Mission Bay Use District are set forth in the Zoning Control Tables 906 through 916. The tables are organized as follows: (a) Columns. 1. The first column in the Zoning Control Table, titled "No." provides a category number for each zoning control category. 2. The second column in the table, titled "Zoning Control Category," lists each zoning control category which is regulated in this Article 9. 3. The third column, titled "§ References," contains numbers of other sections in the Planning Code and other City Codes, in which control provisions, including exceptions and definitions, where pertinent, are contained. 4. In the remaining column or columns, titled "Controls," the controls applicable to the various use districts are indicated either directly or by reference to other Code sections which contain the controls. Controls are listed for each use district identified in the column heading by the use district abbreviation and the section number of the districts' statement of description