(See Interpretations related to this Section.)
(a) Purpose. In order to promote, protect, and maintain a scale of development that is appropriate to each district and compatible with adjacent buildings, new construction or significant enlargement of existing buildings on lots of the same size or larger than the square footage stated in the Neighborhood Commercial Districts located in the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District established under Section 249.97 shown in the table below shall be permitted only as Conditional Uses.
District
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Lot Size Limits
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District
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Lot Size Limits
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North Beach (*) | 2,500 sq. ft. |
Polk Street (*) | |
NC-1, NCT-1 (*) | 5,000 sq. ft. |
24th Street-Mission | |
NC-2, NCT-2 (*) | 10,000 sq. ft. |
NC-3, NCT-3 (*) | |
Bayview | |
Divisadero Street (*) | |
Excelsior Outer Mission Street | |
Fillmore Street (*) | |
Folsom Street | |
Hayes-Gough | |
Lower Polk Street | |
Mission Street | |
San Bruno Avenue | |
SoMa | |
Upper Market Street | |
Valencia Street (*) | |
(*) These districts are located at least partially in the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District established under Section 249.97. The controls in this Section 121.1 shall apply to those areas of these districts that are within the Priority Equity Geographies SUD. The controls in this Section 121.1 shall not apply to portions of any Neighborhood Commercial District that are outside the Priority Equity Geographies SUD. | |
(b) Design Review Criteria. In addition to the criteria of Section 303(c) of this Code, the Planning Commission shall consider the extent to which the following criteria are met:
(1) The mass, facade, and other physical characteristics of the proposed structure are compatible with objective design standards established with community input for the districts listed above, which may be specific to particular districts.
(2) Where 5,000 or more gross square feet of Non-Residential space is proposed, the project provides commercial spaces in a range of sizes, including one or more spaces of 1,000 gross square feet or smaller, to accommodate a diversity of neighborhood business types and business sizes.
(Added by Ord. 248-23, File No. 230446, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024)
(Former Sec. 121.1 added by Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; amended by Ord. 262-00, File No. 001426, App. 11/17/2000; Ord. 72-08, File No. 071157, App. 4/3/2008; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 61-09, File No. 090181, App. 4/17/2009; Ord. 35-12
, File No. 111305, App. 2/21/2012, Eff. 3/22/2012; Ord. 42-13
, File No. 130002, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017; Ord. 196-17, File No. 170419, App. 10/5/2017, Eff. 11/4/2017; Ord. 205-17, File No. 170418, App. 11/3/2017, Eff. 12/3/2017; Ord. 71-20, File No. 191285, App. 5/1/2020, Eff. 6/1/2020; Ord. 136-21, File No. 210674, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021; repealed by Ord. 248-23, File No. 230446, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024; amended by Ord. 53-24, File No. 231258, App. 3/22/2024, Eff. 4/22/2024)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Table amended; Ord. 35-12
, Eff. 3/22/2012. Table amended; Ord. 42-13
, Eff. 4/27/2013. Divisions (a) and (b) designated; division (a) and table amended; Ord. 129-17, Eff. 7/30/2017. Division (a) and table amended; Ord. 196-17, Eff. 11/4/2017. Table amended; Ord. 205-17, Eff. 12/3/2017. Division (b)(3) added; Ord. 71-20, Eff. 6/1/2020. Table amended; Ord. 136-21, Eff. 9/4/2021. Former Section 121.1 repealed; new Section 121.1 added; Ord. 248-23, Eff. 1/14/2024. Division (b)(1) amended; Ord. 53-24, Eff. 4/22/2024.