ARTICLE 3: ZONING PROCEDURES

SF Planning Code Article 3

in effect

Contents

section301. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ZONING PROCEDURES section302. PLANNING CODE AMENDMENTS section303. CONDITIONAL USES section303.1. FORMULA RETAIL USES section303.2. PRIORITY PROCESSING FOR CERTAIN USES IN COMMERCIAL SPACE: EXPEDITED section304. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS section304.5. INSTITUTIONAL MASTER PLANS section304.6. REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR LARGE NONCONTIGUOUS POST-SECONDARY section304.7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LARGE NONCONTIGUOUS POST-section304.8. REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR PROJECTS IN THE 530 SANSOME MIXED-USE TOWER AND section305. VARIANCES section305.1. REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE MODIFICATION – RESIDENTIAL USES section306. APPLICATIONS AND HEARINGS section306.1. APPLICATIONS AND FILING FEES section306.2. SCHEDULING OF HEARINGS section306.3. NOTICE OF HEARINGS section306.4. CONDUCT OF HEARINGS section306.5. RECONSIDERATION section306.6. INITIATION OF AMENDMENTS section306.7. INTERIM ZONING CONTROLS section306.8. POSTING OF SIGNS REQUIRED section306.9. NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS FOR SUTRO TOWER section306.10. [REPEALED.]section307. OTHER POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR section308. APPEALS section308.1. APPEALS: AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANNING CODE AND CONDITIONAL USES section308.2. APPEALS: VARIANCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS section309. PERMIT REVIEW IN C-3 DISTRICTS section309.1. PERMIT REVIEW IN DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS section309.2. PERMIT REVIEW IN THE EXECUTIVE PARK SPECIAL USE DISTRICT section310. [REPEALED.]section311. PERMIT REVIEW PROCEDURES section312. [REPEALED.]section313. PDR-1-B (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUFFER), PRE-APPLICATION MEETING section313.1. [REDESIGNATED.]section313.2. [REDESIGNATED.]section313.3. [REDESIGNATED.]section313.4. [REDESIGNATED.]section313.5. [REDESIGNATED.]section313.6. [REDESIGNATED.]section313.7. [REDESIGNATED.]section313.8. [REPEALED.]section313.9. [REDESIGNATED.]section313.10. [REPEALED.]section313.11. [REPEALED.]section313.12. [REDESIGNATED.]section313.13. [REDESIGNATED.]section313.14. [REPEALED.]section313.15. [REPEALED.]section314. REVIEW OF RESIDENTIAL, HOTEL, AND MOTEL PROJECTS section314.1. [REDESIGNATED.]section314.2. [REDESIGNATED.]section314.3. [REDESIGNATED.]section314.4. [REDESIGNATED.]section314.5. [REDESIGNATED.]section314.6. [REPEALED.]section314.7. [REPEALED.]section314.8. [REDESIGNATED.]section315. STREAMLINED AUTHORIZATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EDUCATOR section315.1. 100 PERCENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS PROJECT AUTHORIZATION section315.2. [REDESIGNATED.]section315.3. [REDESIGNATED.]section315.4. [REPEALED.]section315.5. [REDESIGNATED.]section315.6. [REDESIGNATED.]section315.7. [REDESIGNATED.]section315.8. [REDESIGNATED.]section315.9. [REPEALED.]section316. [REPEALED.]section316.1. [REPEALED.]section316.2. [REPEALED.]section316.3. [REPEALED.]section316.4. [REPEALED.]section316.5. [REPEALED.]section316.6. [REPEALED.]section316.7. [REDESIGNATED.]section316.8. [REDESIGNATED.]section317. LOSS OF RESIDENTIAL AND UNAUTHORIZED UNITS THROUGH DEMOLITION,section317.1. [REPEALED.]section317.2. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE THE DEMOLITION OF section318. [REPEALED.]section318.1. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.2. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.3. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.4. [REPEALED.]section318.5. [REPEALED.]section318.6. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.7. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.8. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.9. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.10. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.11. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.12. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.13. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.14. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.15. [REPEALED.]section318.16. [REDESIGNATED.]section318.17. [REPEALED.]section319. [REDESIGNATED.]section319.1. [REDESIGNATED.]section319.2. [REDESIGNATED.]section319.3. [REDESIGNATED.]section319.4. [REDESIGNATED.]section319.5. [REDESIGNATED.]section320. OFFICE DEVELOPMENT: DEFINITIONS section321. OFFICE DEVELOPMENT: ANNUAL LIMIT section321.1. ANNUAL LIMIT ADJUSTMENT section321.2. LEGISLATIVE REDUCTION OF ANNUAL LIMIT section321.3. VOTER APPROVAL OF EXEMPTIONS OF OFFICE PROJECTS AUTHORIZED BY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS section321.4. CONVERTED SQUARE FOOTAGE; ANNUAL LIMIT INCREASE section322. PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATION OF OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LIMIT section323. OFFICE DEVELOPMENT: PREAPPLICATION PROCEDURE section324. FINDINGS section324.1. DEVELOPMENT IN HUNTERS POINT SHIPYARD PHASE 2 AND CANDLESTICK POINT section325. SUNSET CLAUSE section326. [REDESIGNATED.]section326.1. [REDESIGNATED.]section326.2. [REDESIGNATED.]section326.3. [REDESIGNATED.]section326.4. [REPEALED.]section326.5. [REPEALED.]section326.6. [REDESIGNATED.]section326.7. [REDESIGNATED.]section326.8. [REDESIGNATED.]section327. [REDESIGNATED.]section327.1. [REDESIGNATED.]section327.2. [REDESIGNATED.]section327.3. [REDESIGNATED.]section327.4. [REPEALED.]section327.5. [REPEALED.]section327.6. [REDESIGNATED.]section328. HOME-SF PROJECT AUTHORIZATION section329. LARGE PROJECT AUTHORIZATION IN EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS MIXED USE section330. PURPOSE AND COASTAL ZONE PERMIT AREA section330.1. PROJECTS REQUIRING COASTAL ZONE PERMIT REVIEW section330.2. DEFINITIONS section330.3. PROJECTS EXEMPT FROM COASTAL ZONE PERMIT REVIEW section330.4. PROJECTS SUBJECT TO COASTAL ZONE PERMIT REVIEW section330.4.1. PROJECTS REQUIRING A COASTAL ZONE PERMIT FROM THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION section330.5. APPLICATION FOR A COASTAL ZONE PERMIT section330.5.1. PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM section330.5.2. FINDINGS section330.5.3. DETERMINATION OF PERMIT JURISDICTION section330.5.4. PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW OF COASTAL ZONE PERMITS section330.6. COASTAL COMMISSION NOTIFICATION section330.7. PUBLIC NOTICE section330.8. EMERGENCY COASTAL ZONE AUTHORIZATION section330.9. APPEAL PROCEDURES section330.10. APPEALABLE PROJECTS section330.11. WHO MAY APPEAL A COASTAL ZONE PERMIT TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION section330.12. PERMIT APPROVAL BY OPERATION OF LAW section330.13. EFFECTIVE DATE OF APPROVED PROJECTS section330.14. EXPIRATION DATE AND EXTENSIONS section330.15. COASTAL ZONE PERMIT FEES section330.16. PROCEDURAL PERMIT REVIEW CHANGES section331. [REDESIGNATED.]section331.1. [REDESIGNATED.]section331.2. [REDESIGNATED.]section331.3. [REDESIGNATED.]section331.4. [REPEALED.]section331.5. [REPEALED.]section331.6. [REDESIGNATED.]section333. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES section334. HOUSING CHOICE-SAN FRANCISCO PROJECT AUTHORIZATION section340. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS section341. BETTER NEIGHBORHOODS AREA PLAN MONITORING PROGRAM section341.1. FINDINGS section341.2. ANNUAL REPORTING section341.3. TIME SERIES REPORT section341.4. INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED section341.5. MARKET AND OCTAVIA COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE section342. HEALTH CARE SERVICES MASTER PLAN FINDINGS section342.1. DEFINITIONS section342.2. HEALTH CARE SERVICES MASTER PLAN: COMPONENTS section342.3. HEALTH CARE SERVICES MASTER PLAN PROCESS section342.4. CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION FEE section342.5. CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION section342.6. APPEALS section342.7. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS section342.8. PREEMPTION section342.9. CITY UNDERTAKING LIMITED TO PROMOTION OF GENERAL WELFARE section342.10. SEVERABILITY section343. CENTRAL SOMA HOUSING SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT section344. HOUSING CHOICE HOUSING SUSTAINABILITY DISTRICT

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