The Cultural Districts of the City and County of San Francisco are:
(a) Japantown. The Cultural District shall include the area bound by California Street to the north, Steiner Street to the west, Gough Street to the east, and Geary Boulevard, Ellis Street and O’Farrell Street to the south.
(b) Calle 24 (Veinticuatro) Latino Cultural District. The Cultural District shall include the area bound by Mission Street to the west, Potrero Street to the east, 22nd Street to the north, and Cesar Chavez Street to the south, as well as the commercial corridor on 24th Street extending west from Bartlett Street to Potrero Avenue, and the Mission Cultural Center at 2868 Mission Street.
(c) SoMa Pilipinas – Filipino Cultural Heritage District. The Cultural District shall include the area bounded by 2nd Street to the east, 11th Street to the west, Market Street to the north, and Brannan Street to the south, as well as the International Hotel (also known as the I-Hotel, at 848 Kearny Street), the Gran Oriente Filipino Masonic Temple (106 South Park Street), Rizal Apartments, the Iloilo Circle Building, Rizal Street, and Lapu Lapu Street.
(d) Transgender Cultural District. The Cultural District shall include the area defined as the north side of Market Street between Taylor Street and Jones Street, the south side of Ellis Street between Mason Street and Taylor Street, the north side of Ellis Street between Taylor Street and Jones Street, and 6th Street (on both sides) between Market Street and Howard Street.
(e) Leather and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Cultural District. The Cultural District shall include the area bounded by Howard Street to the northwest, 7th Street to the northeast, Highway 101 to the south between Howard Street and Bryant Street, Division Street to the south between Bryant Street and Interstate 80, and Interstate 80 to the east, as well as the south side of Harrison Street between 7th Street and Morris Street.
(f) African American Arts and Cultural District. The Cultural District shall include the area bounded by Cesar Chavez Street projected through Pier 80 to the north, San Francisco Bay to the east and to the south until Harney Way reaches Highway 101, and Highway 101 to the west.
(g) Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District. The Cultural District shall include the following areas:
(1) The area bounded by Market Street to the north and west, Grand View Avenue to the west; 22nd Street to the south between Grand View Avenue and Noe Street; Noe Street to the east between 22nd Street and 19th Street; 19th Street to the south between Noe Street and Sanchez Street; and Sanchez Street to the east between 19th Street and Market;
(2) The lots along the north side of Market Street between Castro Street and Octavia Boulevard, including the Market Street public right-of-way and bookended by Block 0871, Lot 014 (occupied by the San Francisco LGBT Center as of 2019) and by Block 3562, Lot 015;
(3) Laguna Street between Market Street and Waller Street, including the public right-of-way only;
(4) The footprint of the 65 Laguna Street building (historically known as Richardson Hall, San Francisco Landmark No. 256) and the footprint of 95 Laguna Street (known as Marcy Adelman & Jeanette Gurevitch Openhouse Community building as of 2019), both located at the northwest corner of Laguna and Hermann Streets in the southeast portion of Block 0857, Lot 002;
(5) Block 3502, Lot 013 located on the west side of Valencia Street between Market Street and Duboce Avenue;
(6) Pink Triangle Park located to the west of the juncture of 17th and Market Streets, immediately adjacent to Block 2648, Lot 001 on the east; and
(7) The triangular area bounded by Market Street to the north; 15th Street to the south; and, Church Street to the east.
(h) American Indian Cultural District. The Cultural District shall include the area bounded by Duboce Avenue to the north between Market Street and Mission Street, 13th Street to the north between Mission Street and Folsom Street, Folsom Street to the east between 13th Street and 17th Street, 17th Street to the south between Folsom Street and Dolores Street, Dolores Street to the east between 17th Street and 20th Street, 20th Street to the south between Dolores Street and Church Street, Church Street to the west between 20th Street and 17th Street, 17th Street to the south between Church Street and Sanchez Street, Sanchez Street to the west between 17th Street and Market Street, Market Street to the northwest between Sanchez Street and 15th Street, 15th Street to the north between Market Street and Church Street, Church Street to the west between 15th Street and Market Street, Market Street to the northwest between Church Street and 14th Street, 14th Street to the north between Market Street and Dolores Street, Dolores Street to the west between 14th Street and Market Street, Market Street to the northwest between Dolores Street and Duboce Avenue.
(i) Sunset Chinese Cultural District. The Cultural District shall include the area bounded by 19th Avenue to the east, the Great Highway to the west, Lincoln Way to the north, and Sloat Boulevard to the south.
(Added by Ord. 126-18, File No. 171140, App. 5/30/2018, Eff. 6/30/2018; amended by Ord. 316-18, File No. 181080, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019; Ord. 160-19, File No. 190389, App. 7/12/2019, Eff. 8/12/2019; Ord. 57-20, File No. 191183, App. 4/17/2020, Eff. 5/18/2020; Ord. 268-20, File No. 201088, App. 12/23/2020, Eff. 1/23/2021; Ord. 121-21, File No. 210599, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021; Ord. 33-24, File No. 231144, App. 2/21/2024, Eff. 3/23/2024)