SEC. 202.4. LIMITATION ON CHANGE IN USE OR DEMOLITION OF MOVIE THEATER USE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a change in use or demolition of a Movie Theater use, as defined in Section 102 shall require Conditional Use authorization pursuant
to Section 303, including the specific conditions in that Section for conversion of such a use. This Section shall not authorize a change in use if the new use or uses are otherwise prohibited.
(Added as Sec. 221.1 by Ord. 270-04, File No. 041070, App. 11/9/2004; amended by Ord. 99-08, File No. 080339, App. 6/11/2008; redesignated and amended by Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Former Sec. 221.1 redesignated as Sec. 202.4 and amended; Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015.
SEC. 202.5. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CLINICS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, a Reproductive Health Clinic is a Principally Permitted use on all stories in all use districts, except the following residential districts:
Residential, House (Section 209.1); Residential, Mixed (Section 209.2); and Residential, Transit-Oriented (Section 209.4). In the aforementioned residential districts, Reproductive Health
Clinics shall be permitted as a Limited Corner Commercial Use pursuant to Section 231, to the same extent such uses were permitted under Section 231 as of the effective date of this
ordinance. If development of a Reproductive Health Clinic would require Residential Conversion of a Residential Unit or Unauthorized Unit under Section 317, the development shall be
subject to Section 317 and may require Conditional Use authorization, or may be prohibited in the aforementioned residential districts. It shall not be deemed a change in use for a Health
Services use or a use categorized as Institutional under this Code to become a Reproductive Health Clinic use. For any Reproductive Health Clinic established prior to the effective date of
the ordinance adding this Section 202.5, it shall not be deemed a change in use to revert to the use in existence prior to the effective date of said ordinance, such as Health Services.
(Added by Proposition O, 11/5/2024, Eff. 12/20/2024)
(Former Sec. 202.5 added as Sec. 228 by Ord. 288-91, App. 7/22/91; amended by Ord. 173-12, File No. 120471, App. 8/2/2012, Eff. 9/1/2012; redesignated and amended by Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; amended
by Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017; Ord. 179-18, File No. 180423, App. 7/27/2018, Eff. 8/27/2018, Oper. 1/1/2019; Ord. 190-22, File No. 220036, App. 9/16/2022, Eff. 10/17/2022; repealed by Ord. 264-22, File
No. 220811, App. 12/22/2022, Eff. 1/22/2023)
SEC. 202.6. LIVE/WORK UNITS.
No City official, department, board or commission shall issue or approve a building permit or other land use entitlement authorizing a new Live/Work Unit as defined in Section 102 of
this Code, except as authorized as an accessory use under Section 204.4. Lawfully approved Live/Work Units are subject to the nonconforming use provisions of Section 181 of this Code.
(Added as Sec. 233 by Ord. 412-88, App. 9/10/88; amended by Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 56-02, File No. 012127, App. 4/29/2002; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; redesignated as Sec. 202.6 and amended by Ord. 22-15,
File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Former Sec. 233 redesignated as Sec. 202.6 and amended; Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015.
SEC. 202.7. DEMOLITION OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN PDR DISTRICTS, REPLACEMENT
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In order to preserve the existing stock of buildings suitable for industrial activities and to create new viable space for Industrial Uses, as defined in Section 102, in PDR Districts, an
industrial building that is not unsound and is proposed for demolition must be replaced by a new building that complies with the criteria set forth below:
(1) If the building proposed for demolition represents greater than 0.4 FAR, then the replacement building shall include at least one square foot of Industrial Use for each square foot of
Industrial Use in the building proposed for demolition.
(2) If the building proposed for demolition represents 0.4 FAR or less, then the replacement building shall include at least two square feet of Industrial Use for each square foot of
Industrial Use in the building proposed for demolition.
(b) Definitions. For the purpose of this Subsection, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Unsound shall refer to buildings in which rehabilitation would cost 50 percent or more to construct a comparable building.
(2) An industrial building shall mean any building containing any Industrial Use.
(Added as Sec. 231A by Ord. 99-08, File No. 080339, App. 6/11/2008; redesignated as Sec. 230 and amended by Ord. 196-11 , File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; redesignated and amended; Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App.
2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Former Sec. 231A redesignated as Sec. 230; division (b)(2) amended; Ord. 196-11, Eff. 11/3/2011. Former Sec. 230 redesignated as Sec. 202.7; division (a) amended; former division (b)(2) deleted and former division (b)(3) redesignated as (b)
(2); Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015.
SEC. 202.8. LIMITATION ON CONVERSION OF PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND REPAIR USE,
INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY USE, AND ARTS ACTIVITIES USE.
The following controls shall apply in the following Eastern Neighborhoods Plans Areas: Mission; Eastern SoMa; Western SoMa; and, if adopted, Central SoMa. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Code, conversion of building space where the prior use in such space was a Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR) use of at least 5,000 square feet, an
Institutional Community use of at least 2,500 square feet, or an Arts Activities use, all as defined in Section 102, through change in use or any other removal, including but not limited to
demolition of a building that is not unsound, shall be subject to the following requirements; except that this Section 202.8 shall not apply to conversions of any use listed above to any other
use listed above or to Institutional uses, in buildings under 25,000 ground floor square feet, in the areas that, as of July 1, 2016, were zoned SALI, MUO, SLI, MUG, or MUR:
(a) To preserve the existing stock of building space suitable for PDR, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities uses, such conversion shall, if located within the following zoning
districts, require conditional use authorization under Section 303 and the space proposed for conversion shall be replaced in compliance with the following criteria:
(1) In the areas that, as of July 1, 2016, are zoned SALI, the replacement space shall include one square foot of PDR, Institutional Community, or Arts Activities use for each square
foot of the use proposed for conversion.
(2) In the areas that, as of July 1, 2016, are zoned UMU, MUO, or SLI, the replacement space shall include 0.75 square foot of PDR, Institutional Community, or Arts Activities use
for each square foot of the use proposed for conversion.
(3) In the areas that, as of July 1, 2016, are zoned MUG or MUR, the replacement space shall include 0.50 square foot of PDR, Institutional Community, or Arts Activities use for each
square foot of the use proposed for conversion.
(4) For any project located in the areas that, as of July 1, 2016, are zoned SALI, UMU, MUO, SLI, MUG, or MUR, that would convert at least 15,000 square feet of PDR, Institutional
Community, or Arts Activities use, and for which an Environmental Evaluation application was submitted to the Planning Department by June 14, 2016, the replacement space shall include
0.4 square foot of PDR, Institutional Community, or Arts Activities use for each square foot of the use proposed for conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, should the Board
of Supervisors overturn any such project’s environmental review on appeal, such project shall provide replacement space as required by subsections (a)(1), (2), or (3) above, as applicable.
(5) The replacement requirements of subsections (a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) may be reduced by 0.25 square feet (e.g. a 1:1 replacement requirement becomes a 1:0.75 replacement
requirement) for any project subject to any contract or agreement meeting the requirements of California Civil Code Section 1954.28(d), including but not limited to a development
agreement approved by the City under California Government Code Section 65864 et seq. if, as part of the terms of such agreement, the required replacement space is rented, leased, or
sold at 50% below market rate for such commercial space for a period of not less than 55 years and is subject to a deed restriction.