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OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVE/WORK UNITS
San Francisco Planning Code · SF Planning Code § 955
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SEC. 955. OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVE/WORK UNITS. The provisions of Section 135.2 shall apply to live/work units in Mission Bay Use Districts. (Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)
SEC. 956. STREET TREES IN MISSION BAY USE DISTRICTS. (a) Requirement in All Districts except MB-OS. In all Mission Bay Use Districts, except MB-OS Districts, street trees shall be installed by the owner or developer either within a set- back area on the lot or within the public right-of-way along such lot. The street trees shall conform to the Street Design Guidelines of the Mission Bay Plan. Except when otherwise provided in those guidelines, the street trees installed shall be a minimum of one tree of 15 gallon size for each 20 feet of frontage of the property along each street or alley, with any remaining fraction of 10 feet or more of frontage requiring an additional tree. The species of trees selected shall conform to the Street Design Guidelines and the Street Tree Planting Plan (Figure 18) In the Mission Bay Plan. Along major arteries, as shown on Figure 18, tree species should be consistent and planted in a formal manner. On neighborhood streets tree species should vary from block to block but be consistent within the block. (b) Requirement in MB-OS Districts. In MB-OS Districts, street trees shall be installed in accordance with the Recreation and Open Space Design Guidelines and Street Design Guidelines in the Mission Bay Plan. (Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91) SEC. 957. ART WORKS IN MB-O MB-H, MB-CI, AND MB-CF DISTRICTS. (a) The provisions of Section 149(a), (b) and (d) shall apply in the MB-O and MB-H Districts and, in the case of construction of a building containing more than 25,000 square feet of office space, in the MB-CI District. (b) Within the MB-OS Districts, works of art costing an amount equal to one percent of the construction cost of the open space development as set forth in the Mission Bay Development Agreement, excluding the cost of the works of art, shall be installed and maintained in clearly visible locations on one or more of the open space sites. The works of art may include sculpture, murals, mosaics, decorative water features or other art works permanently affixed to a structure or its grounds. A plaque or corner stone identifying the creator of the art work and the erection date shall be placed at a publicly conspicuous location on or near the artwork. (c) In the MB-CF Districts, art works shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 30-69, or any successor ordinance. (Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91) PART VII PARKING SEC. 960. OFF-STREET PARKING FOR ALL USES IN MB-R DISTRICTS AND FOR RESIDENTIAL USES IN MB-NC DISTRICTS. (a) Amount. The number of off-street parking spaces required for all uses in MB-R Districts and for residential uses in MB-NC Districts shall be the number of spaces specified in Table 151.1 in Section 151.1 of this Code for the particular use in question, except that small scale convenience retail uses in MB-R Districts as defined in Section 996(b)(9), shall have no parking requirement. Additional parking may be provided subject to the limitations of Section 204.5. (b) Location. Off-street parking spaces shall be located as provided in Section 159. (Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91; amended by Ord. 245-25, File No. 250701, App. 12/12/2025, Eff. 1/12/2026, Oper. 1/12/2026) AMENDMENT HISTORY Division (a) amended; Ord. 245-25, Eff. 1/12/2026. SEC. 961. OFF-STREET PARKING FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES IN MB-NC DISTRICTS. (a) Amount. The number of off-street parking spaces required for nonresidential uses in the MB-NC-2, MB-NC-3, and MB-NC-S Districts shall be one space for each 850 square feet of nonresidential uses, except that the community cultural center on Development Block 32, as provided in the Mission Bay Plan, and nonresidential uses in affordable housing sites on Development Blocks 27A, 33A and 50A shall have no off-street parking requirement. Additional parking may be provided subject to the limitations of Section 204.5. (b) Location. Required nonresidential off-street parking spaces shall be provided in collective parking facilities as follows: Up to 400 spaces within Development Block 35; Up to 240 spaces within Development Block 53; and At least 225 spaces within Development Blocks 27, 28, 32, 38, 40, 42 and 44. Additional permitted parking may be located in collective parking facilities or as provided in Section 159. Pending development of collective facilities, required off-street parking may be provided in surface lots on undeveloped parcels within the Neighborhood Commercial Districts. (c) Short-Term Use. Parking spaces in collective parking structures shall be available to the general public and shall not be assigned to a specific use or uses. Rules shall be established and if fees are charged, a differential rate structure shall be adopted to discourage long-term use and encourage short-term use. (Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91) SEC. 962. OFF-STREET PARKING IN MB-O AND MB-CI DISTRICTS. (a) Amount. The maximum amount of off-street parking permitted in the MB-O and MB-CI Districts is an amount equal to one space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area (as defined in Section 923(b)) of uses permitted in the districts plus one space for each live/work unit excluded from gross floor area pursuant to Section 923(b)(4), except for property zoned MB-CI located east of Owens Street for which the maximum amount of off-street parking shall be equal to 2.5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. There is no minimum