It shall be the policy of the City and County of San Francisco (City) to protect its existing and future Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR) Uses from potentially incompatible adjacent and nearby development provided that such Uses are conducted and maintained in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The City encourages the use of best available control technologies and best management practices whenever possible to further reduce the potential for incompatibility with other uses, including residential.
Furthermore, it shall be the policy of the City to support the health, safety, and welfare of the future residents of and overnight visitors to Industrial, PDR, and mixed-use neighborhoods by providing for a notification process so that such residents and overnight visitors are made aware of some of the possible consequences of moving to or staying in such neighborhood and by requiring features in any new residential or hotel construction designed to promote the compatibility of residential and hotel and adjacent or nearby PDR uses.