Planning Code - Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District
Ord. No. 0010-22
in effectFILE NO. 211093
ORDINANCE NO. 10-22
[Planning Code - Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to conditionally permit Bars in the Castro
Street Neighborhood Commercial District; affirming the Planning Department's
determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; 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
under Planning Code, Section 302.
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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. 211093 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
(b) On December 16, 2021, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 21053,
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. 211093, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, the Board of Supervisors finds that this
ordinance will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in
Planning Commission Resolution No. 21053, and incorporates such reasons by this reference
thereto. A copy of said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File
No. 211093.
Section 2. The Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section 715, to read as
follows:
SEC. 715. CASTRO STREET NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
(a) The Castro Street District. The Castro Street District is situated in Eureka Valley,
close to the geographic center of San Francisco between the Mission District, Twin Peaks,
and Upper Market Street. * * * *
(b) Intent of Controls. The Castro Street District controls are designed to maintain
existing small-scale development and promote a balanced mix of uses. Building standards
permit small-scale buildings and uses and protect rear yards above the ground story and at
residential levels. In new buildings, most commercial uses are permitted at the ground and
second stories. Special controls are necessary to preserve the existing equilibrium of
neighborhood-serving convenience and specialty commercial uses. In order to maintain
convenience stores and protect adjacent residential livability, controls authorize some
additional eating and drinking establishments with a conditional use, permit self-service
specialty food establishments, and permit with certain limitations new late-night uses, adult
and other entertainment, and financial service uses. The continuous retail frontage is
maintained by prohibiting most automobile and drive-up uses. Housing development in new
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buildings is encouraged above the second story. Existing housing units are protected by
limitations on demolitions and upper-story conversions. Accessory Dwelling Units are
permitted within the district pursuant to Subsection 207(c)(4) of this Code.
Table 715. CASTRO STREET NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
ZONING CONTROL TABLE
Zoning Category
§ References
Controls
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NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND USES
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Controls by Story
1st
2nd
3rd+
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Sales and Service Use Category
Retail Sales and Service Uses*
§§ 102, 202.2(a)
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§§ 102, 202.2(a)
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Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after
enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the
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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 4. 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:
DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney
By:
/s/
AUDREY PEARSON
Deputy City Attorney
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City and County of San Francisco
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Ordinance
City Hall
I Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
211093
Date Passed: January 25, 2022
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to conditionally permit Bars in the Castro Street
Neighborhood Commercial District; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the
California Environmental Quality Act; 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 under Planning Code, Section 302.
January 10, 2022 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED AS
COMMITTEE REPORT
January 11, 2022 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai,
Stefani and Walton
January 25, 2022 Board of Supervisors - FINALLY PASSED
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai,
Stefani and Walton
File No. 211093
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and Co1111ty of S1111 Francisco
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
1/25/2022 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Date Approved
Printed at 8:58 am 011 1126122
References
amendsSec. 715
amendsSec. 716
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