SEC. 921. DENSITY OF NONRESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL USES IN MB-R DISTRICTS.
The maximum occupied floor area of small scale convenience retail uses, as defined in Section 996(b)(9), permitted in MB-R districts shall be 24,400 gross square feet in total and 3,000
gross square feet per location.
(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)
SEC. 922. DENSITY OF NONRESIDENTIAL USES IN MB-NC DISTRICTS.
(a) MB-NC-2 Districts. The occupied floor area of nonresidential uses permitted by Section 909 on the first story of buildings on lots in the MB-NC-2 district shall be limited to the
area of the first story to a depth of 60 feet from the front property line of the lot, or, in the case of a corner lot, from the two front property lines, except as provided in Subsection (d).
(b) MB-NC-3 District. The occupied floor area of nonresidential uses permitted by Section 910 on the first and second story of buildings on lots in the MB-NC-3 District shall be
limited to the area of the first and second stories to a depth of 80 feet from the front property line of the lot, or, in the case of a corner lot, from the front two property lines, except as
provided in Subsection (d).
(c) MB-NC-S Districts. The gross floor area of nonresidential uses permitted by Section 911 in the MB-NC-S Districts shall be limited as follows:
Development Block 35 - 40,000 gross square feet
Development Block 53 - 60,000 gross square feet
(d) In Development Blocks 27A, 33A and 50A, additional occupied floor area shall be permitted for non-profit live-work, child care, cultural, educational, health, recreational or social
service facilities to the extent that the additional floor area will be accommodated in a building or buildings which conform to the applicable building standards of the district and the design
guidelines of the Mission Bay Plan. The facilities may be located above the first story provided that the number of units specified by Section 920, or as modified pursuant to the provisions
of Section 920, will also be provided. Provision of these facilities shall not preclude open space amenities on these sites.
(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)
SEC. 923. DENSITY OF USES IN MB-O AND MB-CI DISTRICTS.
(a) Gross Floor Area Permitted. The density of all uses permitted in the MB-O District by Section 912 and in the MB-CI District by Section 913 shall be limited to a gross floor area
which is equal to a floor area ratio of 4.5 to 1 in the MB-O District and 3.0 to 1 in the MB-CI District applied to a lot area which excludes the area occupied by a midblock lane required by
the Mission Bay Plan.
(b) Exclusions from Gross Floor Area. The term "gross floor area" is defined in Section 102.9. In addition to the exclusions from gross floor area provided in Section 102.9(b)(1)
through (10), the following exclusions shall apply in the MB-O and MB-CI Districts:
1. An interior space provided as an open space feature in accordance with the requirements of Section 952.
2. Child care facilities in accordance with the provisions of Section 102.9(b)(14).
3. Space which is located on the first story to a depth of 25 feet from the property line of a building or parking structure facing a street or midblock lane and which is devoted to retail
sales, personal services, or child care, cultural, educational, recreational, religious or social service facilities.
4. In the MB-CI District, live/work units and any occupied floor area devoted to mechanical equipment or appurtenances or other floor area accessory to live/work use; provided that:
(1) one or more arts activities as defined in Section 102.2 are the primary nonresidential use and that other nonresidential activities are limited to those otherwise permitted in the district or
otherwise conditional in the district and specifically approved as a conditional use; and (2) the provisions of Section 940(b) are satisfied.
(c) Transfer of Permitted Gross Floor Area. In order to accommodate the creation of a smaller number of accessory parking structures serving more than one building and to facilitate
building articulation, as provided in the Mission Bay Plan, the permitted gross floor area for any building or development on a lot in the MB-O and MB-CI Districts may be increased by
transfer to such lot of gross floor area from another lot with the same district which is permitted under this section but which has not been utilized.
(d) Limitations on Transfer. As a condition of approval of transfer of gross floor area to another lot, it shall be established to the satisfaction of the Zoning Administrator that the
increased gross floor area can be accommodated in a building or development which conforms to the applicable building standards of this Article and the design guidelines of the Mission
Bay Plan.
(e) Recording Transfers. The documentation required by Section 127(b) and (c) shall be required to effect a transfer of gross floor area under this section.
(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)
SEC. 924. DENSITY OF USES IN MB-H DISTRICT.
The total gross square footage of all uses permitted in the MB-H district by Section 914 shall be determined by the size of the building allowed by the various controls of this Article 9
and the Hotel Design Guidelines in the Mission Bay Plan and shall not exceed a gross floor area ratio of 4.5 to 1.
(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)
SEC. 925. DENSITY OF USES IN MB-CF DISTRICTS.
The gross square footage of all uses in buildings and structures permitted in MB-CF Districts by Section 915 shall not exceed the following floor area ratios:
Development
Block No.
Floor Area
Ratios
4.5 to 1
3.5 to 1
2.5 to 1
(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91)