FILE NO. 250716
AMENDED IN COMMITTEE
9/29/2025
ORDINANCE NO. 214-25
[Planning Code - Permitting Outdoor Handwashing, Vacuuming, and Detailing of Automobiles
in the Geary Boulevard NCO]
Ordinance modifying the Geary Boulevard Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) to
authorize outdoor handwashing, vacuuming, and detailing of automobiles as an
Accessory Use in certain Automotive Service Stations; and affirming the Planning
Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and
making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of
Planning Code, Section 101.1 and; and making findings of public necessity,
convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.
NOTE:
Unchanged Code text and uncodified text are in plain Arial font.
Additions to Codes are in single-underline italics Times New Roman font.
Deletions to Codes are in strilwthrObtgh italics Times l'krw Roman font.
Board amendment additions are in double-underlined Arial font.
Board amendment deletions are in strikethrough Arial font.
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subsections or parts of tables.
Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:
Section 1. Environmental and Land Use Findings.
(a) The Planning Department has determined that the actions contemplated in this
ordinance comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources
Code Sections 21000 et seq.). Said determination is on file with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors in File No. 250716 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
(b) On September 18, 2025, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 21816,
adopted findings that the actions contemplated in this ordinance are consistent, on balance,
with the City's General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. The
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Board adopts these findings as its own. A copy of said Resolution is on file with the Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors in File No. 250716, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, this Board finds that these Planning Code
amendments will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set
forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 21816, and the Board incorporates such
reasons herein by reference. A copy of said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors in File No. 250716.
Section 2. Article 1 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section 102,
to read as follows:
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
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Automotive Wash. A Retail Automotive Use that provides cleaning and polishing of
motor vehicles, including self-service operations. This use is subject to the location and
operational restrictions in Section~ 202.2(eQ) and 701.
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Section 3. Article 2 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section
202.2, to read as follows:
SEC. 202.2. LOCATION AND OPERATING CONDITIONS.
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(b) Automotive Uses. The Automotive Uses listed below shall be subject to the
corresponding conditions:
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(3) Automotive Wash. Except as provided in Section 739 ofthis Code, i;::Gleaning and
polishing are required to be conducted within an enclosed building having no openings, other
than fixed windows or exits required by law located within 50 feet of any R District, and that
has an off-street waiting and storage area outside the building which accommodates at least
one-quarter the hourly capacity in vehicles of the enclosed operations, provided: (1) that
incidental noise is reasonably confined to the premises by adequate soundproofing or other
device; and (2) that complete enclosure within a building may be required as a condition of
approval, notwithstanding any other provision of this Code; but the foregoing provisions shall
not preclude the imposition of any additional conditions pursuant to Section 303 of this Code.
Accessory Use may include exterior car cleaning, as well as interior detailing, including
vacuuming, wipe down, and general cleaning.
Section 4. Article 7 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section 739
to read as follows:
SEC. 739. GEARY BOULEVARD NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
The Geary Boulevard Neighborhood Commercial District is located along Geary
Boulevard between Masonic and 28th Avenues. It is a linear district located along a heavily
trafficked thoroughfare which also serves as a major transit route. In addition to providing
convenience goods and services to the surrounding neighborhood, the District offers a wide
variety of comparison and specialty goods and services to a population greater than the
immediate neighborhood.
The building standards permit moderately large commercial uses and buildings. Rear
yards are protected at residential levels.
A diversified commercial environment is encouraged for the District, and a wide
variety of uses are permitted with special emphasis on neighborhood-serving businesses.
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Financial service uses generally are permitted with certain limitations at the first and second
stories. Other retail businesses, personal services, and offices are permitted at all stories of
new buildings. Limited storage and administrative service activities are permitted with some
restrictions.
Housing development in new buildings is encouraged above the second story.
Existing residential units are protected by limitations on demolitions and upper-story
conversions. Accessory Dwelling Units are permitted within the District pursuant to Sections
207.1 and 207.2 of this Code.
Table 739. GEARY BOULEVARD NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT ZONING CONTROL TABLE
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NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND USES
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NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
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Automotive Use Category
Automotive
§§ 102, 187.1,
Uses*
202.2(b)
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(6) [Note deleted.] Outdoor handwashing, vacuuming. and detailing of automobiles are
permitted as an Accessory Use at Automotive Service Stations in the District existing as of the
effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 250716. Such use may occupy no more than 5
onsite parking spots. The addition of such limited outdoor handwashing. vacuuming. and detailing of
automobiles is not subiect to the location and operational restrictions in Section 202.2(b)(3) and shall
not constitute an enlargement or intensification ofthe use.
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Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after
enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the
ordinance unsigned or does not sign the ordinance within ten days of receiving it, or the Board
of Supervisors overrides the Mayor's veto of the ordinance.
Section 6. Scope of Ordinance. In enacting this ordinance, the Board of Supervisors
intends to amend only those words, phrases, paragraphs, subsections, sections, articles,
numbers, punctuation marks, charts, diagrams, or any other constituent parts of the Municipal
Code that are explicitly shown in this ordinance as additions, deletions, Board amendment
additions, and Board amendment deletions in accordance with the "Note" that appears under
the official title of the ordinance.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAVID CHIU, City Attorney
By:
/s/ Kristen A. Jensen
KRISTEN A. JENSEN
Deputy City Attorney
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City and County of San Francisco
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Ordinance
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San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
250716
Date Passed: October 28, 2025
Ordinance modifying the Geary Boulevard Neighborhood Commercial District (NCO) to authorize
outdoor handwashing, vacuuming, and detailing of automobiles as an Accessory Use in certain
Automotive Service Stations; and affirming the Planning Department's determination under the
California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and
the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1 and making findings of public necessity,
convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.
September 29, 2025 Land Use and Transportation Committee - AMENDED, AN
AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
September 29, 2025 Land Use and Transportation Committee - CONTINUED AS AMENDED
October 06, 2025 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED
October 21, 2025 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter,
Sherrill and Walton
October 28, 2025 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED
City and County of San Francisco
Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandel man, Melgar, Sauter,
Sherrill and Walton
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was Fl NALLY PASSED on
10/28/2025 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Angela Calvillo
Clerk of the Board
Date Approved
Printed at 12:38 pm 011 10/29/25
