SEC. 109. SEVERABILITY.
(a) If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Code, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by
any court of competent jurisdiction, or other competent agency, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Code or any part thereof. The
Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective.
(b) If the application of any provision or provisions of this Code to any lot, building, sign or other structure, or parcel of land is found to be invalid or ineffective, in whole or in part by
any court of competent jurisdiction, or other competent agency, the effect of such decision shall be limited to the property or situation immediately involved in the controversy, and the
application of any such provision to other properties and situations shall not be affected.
(c) This Section 109 shall apply to every Article of this Code, as the Code has existed in the past, as it now exists and as it may exist in the future, including all modifications thereof and
additions and amendments thereto.
(Amended by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78)
ARTICLE 1.2:
DIMENSIONS, AREAS, AND OPEN SPACES
Sec. 121.
Minimum Lot Width and Area.
Sec. 121.1.
Development of Large Lots in Neighborhood Commercial Districts Located in the
Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District.
Sec. 121.2.
Non-Residential Use Size Limits in Neighborhood Commercial and Neighborhood
Commercial Transit Districts.
Sec. 121.3.
Development of Large Lots, Chinatown Mixed Use Districts.
Sec. 121.4.
Non-Residential Use Size Limits in Mixed Use Districts.
Sec. 121.5.
[Division of Spaces Exceeding Non-Residential Use Size Limits.]
Sec. 121.6.
Large-Scale Retail Uses.
Sec. 121.7.
Restriction of Lot Mergers in Certain Districts, on Pedestrian-Oriented Streets, and for
Lots with Historic Buildings.
Sec. 121.9.
Subdivision of Large Lots, PDR Districts.
Sec. 122.
Height and Bulk Limitations.
Sec. 123.
Maximum Floor Area Ratio.
Sec. 124.
Basic Floor Area Ratio.
Sec. 124.1.
Floor Area Ratio Exceptions: Chinatown.
Sec. 125.
Floor Area Premiums, Districts Other than NC, C-3 and Mixed Use.
Sec. 127.
Transfer of Permitted Basic Gross Floor Area.
Sec. 128.
Transfer of Development Rights in C-3 Districts.
Sec. 128.1.
Transfer of Development Rights in the Central SoMa Special Use District.
Sec. 130.
Yard and Setback Requirements, General.
Sec. 131.
Legislated Setback Lines.
Sec. 132.
Front Setback Areas in RTO, RH, and RM Districts and for Required Setbacks for
Projects in NC and RTO-C Districts, and Planned Unit Developments.
Sec. 132.1.
Setbacks and Streetwall Articulation: C-3 Districts.
Sec. 132.3.
Sun Access for Sidewalks Setbacks – Chinatown.
Sec. 132.4.
Setbacks, Streetwall Articulation, and Tower Separation in the Central SoMa Special
Use District.
Sec. 133.
Side Yards, RH-1(D) Districts.
Sec. 134.
Rear Yards in R, RC, RTO, NC, M, CMUO, MUG, MUO, MUR, RED, RED-MX,
SPD, UMU, and WMUG Districts; and Lot Coverage Requirements in C Districts.
Sec. 134.1.
Site Coverage in Chinatown Mixed Use Districts.
Sec. 135.
Usable Open Space for Dwelling Units and Group Housing, R, NC, Mixed Use, C, and
M Districts.
Sec. 135.1.
Open Space Requirements for Uses Other than Residential in Chinatown.
Sec. 135.2.
Usable Open Space for Live/Work Units in Newly Constructed Buildings or
Expansions of Existing Buildings.
Sec. 135.3.
Usable Open Space for Non-Residential Uses in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed
Use and DTR Districts.
Sec. 136.
Obstructions Over Streets and Alleys and in Required Setbacks, Yards, and Usable
Open Space.
Sec. 136.1.
Awnings, Canopies and Marquees.
Sec. 136.2.
Window Replacement Requirements.
Sec. 137.
Modification of Certain Plazas, Arcades, and Sidewalks.
Sec. 138.
Privately-Owned Public Open Space (POPOS) Requirements.
Sec. 138.1.
Streetscape and Pedestrian Improvements.
Sec. 139.
Standards for Bird-Safe Buildings.
Sec. 140.
All Dwelling Units in All Use Districts to Face on an Open Area.
Sec. 141.
Screening of Rooftop Features in R, NC, C, M, WMUG, WMUO, RED, RED-MX,
SALI and Mixed Use Districts.
Sec. 142.
Screening and Greening of Parking and Vehicular Use Areas.
Sec. 144.
Street Frontages in RH, RTO, and RM Districts.
Sec. 144.1.
Moderation of Building Fronts in RM-1 and RM-2 Districts.
Sec. 145.
Frontages, Outdoor Activity Areas, Walkup Facilities, and Ground Floor Uses and
Standards in Commercial, Residential-Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial, Mixed
Use, and Industrial Districts.
Sec. 145.1.
Street Frontages in Neighborhood Commercial, Residential-Commercial, Commercial,
and Mixed Use Districts.
Sec. 145.2.
Outdoor Activity Areas in NC Districts.
Sec. 145.3.
Maximum Street Frontages – Chinatown.
Sec. 145.4.
Required Ground Floor Commercial Uses.
Sec. 145.5.
Ground Floor Standards in Industrial and PDR Districts.
Sec. 146.
Sunlight Access to Public Sidewalks in C-3 Districts.
Sec. 147.
Reduction of Shadows on Certain Public or Publicly Accessible Open Spaces in C-3
and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts.
Sec. 148.
Reduction of Ground-Level Wind Currents for Buildings Taller than 85 Feet in Certain
Districts.
Sec. 149.
Better Roofs; Living Roof Alternative.
(The diagrams in this Article are illustrative only, and not a part of the adopted ordinance.)