SEC. 151.1. SCHEDULE OF PERMITTED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES IN SPECIFIED DISTRICTS.

   (a)   Applicability. This Section 151.1 shall apply only to NCT, RC, RCD, RTO, Mixed Use, M-1, PDR-1-D, PDR-1-G, and C-3 Districts, and to the Broadway, Excelsior Outer Mission Street, Japantown, North Beach, Polk, and Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Districts.1

   (b)   Controls. Off-street accessory parking shall not be required for any use, and the quantities of off-street parking specified in Table 151.1 shall serve as the maximum amount of off-street parking that may be provided as accessory to the uses specified. Variances from accessory off-street parking limits, as described in this Section 151.1, may not be granted. Where off-street parking is provided that exceeds the quantities specified in Table 151.1 or as explicitly permitted by this Section, such parking shall be classified not as accessory parking but as either a principally permitted or Conditional Use, depending upon the use provisions applicable to the district in which the parking is located. In considering an application for a Conditional Use for any such parking due to the amount being provided, the Planning Commission shall consider the criteria set forth in Sections 303(t) or 303(u) of this Code.

   (c)   Definition. Where a number or ratio of spaces are described in Table 151.1, such number or ratio shall refer to the total number of parked cars accommodated in the project proposal, regardless of the arrangement of parking, and shall include all spaces accessed by mechanical means, valet, or non-independently accessible means. For the purposes of determining the total number of cars parked, the area of an individual parking space, except for those spaces specifically designated for persons with physical disabilities, may not exceed 185 square feet, including spaces in tandem, or in parking lifts, elevators or other means of vertical stacking. Any off-street surface area accessible to motor vehicles with a width of 7.5 feet and a length of 17 feet (127.5 square feet) not otherwise designated on plans as a parking space may be considered and counted as an off-street parking space at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator if the Zoning Administrator, in considering the possibility for tandem and valet arrangements, determines that such area is likely to be used for parking a vehicle on a regular basis and that such area is not necessary for the exclusive purpose of vehicular circulation to the parking or loading facilities otherwise permitted.

   (d)   Car-Share Parking. Any off-street parking space dedicated for use as a car-share parking space, as defined in Section 166, shall not be credited toward the total parking permitted as accessory in this Section.

Table 151.1
OFF-STREET PARKING PERMITTED AS ACCESSORY

Use or Activity	Number of Off-Street Car Parking Spaces or Space Devoted to Off-Street Car Parking Permitted
RESIDENTIAL USES
Dwelling Units in RH-DTR Districts	P up to one car for each two Dwelling Units; C up to one car for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above one space per unit.
Dwelling Units in SB-DTR Districts, except as specified below	P up to one car for each four Dwelling Units; C up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit.
Dwelling Units in SB-DTR Districts with at least 2 bedrooms and at least 1,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area	P up to one car for each four Dwelling Units; C up to one car for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above one car for each Dwelling Unit.
Dwelling Units in C-3 Districts	P up to one car for each two Dwelling Units; C up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above three cars for each four Dwelling Units.
Dwelling Units in the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District	P up to one car for each four Dwelling Units; NP above .25 cars for each Dwelling Unit.
Dwelling Units and SRO Units in SALI, MUG outside of the Central SoMa SUD, WMUG, MUR, MUO, WMUO, SPD Districts, except as specified below	P up to one car for each four Dwelling or SRO Units; C up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and conditions and procedures of Section 151.1(e) or (f); NP above 0.75 cars for each Dwelling or SRO Unit.
Dwelling Units in SALI, MUG outside of the Central SoMa SUD, WMUG, MUR, MUO, WMUO, and SPD Districts with at least two bedrooms and at least 1,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area	P up to one car for each four Dwelling Units; C up to one car for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and conditions and procedures of Section 151.1(e) or (f); NP above one car for each Dwelling Unit.
Dwelling Units and SRO Units in NCT, RC, RCD, RSD, Chinatown Mixed Use Districts, except as specified below	P up to one car for each two Dwelling or SRO Units; C up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit.
Dwelling Units and SRO Units in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District	P up to 0.5 parking spaces for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the controls and procedures of Section 249.49(c) and Sections 155(r) and 155(t); NP above.
Dwelling Units and SRO Units in the Broadway and North Beach Neighborhood Commercial Districts outside of the boundaries of the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District	P up to 0.5 parking spaces for each Dwelling Unit, C up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit; NP above 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the controls and procedures of Sections 155(r), 155(t) and Section 151.1(e).
Dwelling Units in the Glen Park and Ocean Avenue NCT Districts and the Excelsior Outer Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial District	P up to one car for each unit; NP above.
Dwelling Units in the Japantown NC District	P up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit, C up to 1.0 cars for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e); NP above.
Dwelling Units within the Central SoMa SUD	P up to one car for each four Dwelling Units; C above 0.25 and up to 0.5 cars for each Dwelling Unit.
Dwelling Units in RTO, RED and RED-MX Districts, except as specified below	P up to three cars for each four Dwelling Units; C up to one car for each Dwelling Unit, subject to the criteria and procedures of Section 151.1(e) or (f); NP above one car for each Dwelling Unit.
Dwelling Units in UMU Districts, except as specified below	P up to 0.75 cars for each Dwelling Unit; NP above.
Dwelling Units in UMU District with at least 2 bedrooms and at least 1,000 square feet of occupied floor area	P up to 1 car for each Dwelling Unit and subject to the conditions of 151.1(e); NP above.
Group Housing of any kind	P up to one car for each three bedrooms or for each six beds, whichever results in the greater requirement, plus one for the manager's Dwelling Unit if any. NP above.
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN C-3 DISTRICTS
All non-residential uses in C-3 Districts	Not to exceed 7% of Occupied Floor Area of such uses, except not to exceed 3.5% of Occupied Floor Area in the C-3-O(SD) District, and subject to the pricing conditions of Section 155(g).
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN DISTRICTS OTHER THAN C-3
Non-residential, non-office uses in PDR-1-D, PDR-1-G, and UMU Districts	P up to 50% greater than indicated for the uses specified below.
Entertainment, Arts, and Recreation Uses Category
Arts Activities, except theaters and auditoriums	P up to one car for each 200 square feet of Occupied Floor Area.
Sports Stadium	P up to one car for each 15 seats.
Theater or auditorium	P up to one car for each eight seats up to 1,000 seats, plus one for each 10 seats in excess of 1,000.
Industrial Uses Category
Industrial Uses*	P up to one car for each 1,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area.
Small Enterprise Workspace	P up to one car for each 1,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area.
Institutional Uses Category
Institutional Uses*	P up to one car per 1,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. NP above.
Child Care Facility	P up to one car for each 25 children to be accommodated at any one time.
Hospital	P up to one car for each 8 guest beds excluding bassinets or for each 2,400 square feet of Occupied Floor Area devoted to sleeping rooms, whichever results in the lesser requirement.
Post-Secondary Educational Institution	P up to one car for each two classrooms.
Religious Institution	P up to one car for each 20 seats.
Residential Care Facility	P up to one car for each 10 beds.
School	P up to one car for each six classrooms.
Trade School	P up to one car for each two classrooms.
Sales and Services Category
Retail Sales and Services*	P up to one car for each 500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area up to 20,000 square feet, plus one car for each 250 square feet of Occupied Floor Area in excess of 20,000.
Eating and Drinking Uses	P up to one car for each 200 square feet of Occupied Floor Area.
All retail in the Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts where any portion of the parcel is within the Central SoMa Special Use District or is less than 1/4 mile from Market, Mission, 3rd Streets and 4th Street north of Berry Street, except grocery stores of over 20,000 gross square feet.	P up to one for each 1,500 square feet of Gross Floor Area.
General Grocery uses with over 20,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area	P up to one car per 500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area, and subject to the conditions of Section 303(u)(2). C up to one car per 250 square feet of Occupied Floor Area for that area in excess of 20,000 square feet, subject to the conditions and criteria of Section 303(t)(2). NP above.
Health Service	P up to one for each 300 square feet of Occupied Floor Area.
Hotel	P up to one car for each 16 guest bedrooms, plus one for the manager's Dwelling Unit, if any.
Limited Corner Commercial Uses in RTO and RM districts authorized under Section 231.	None permitted.
Mortuary	P up to five cars.
Motel	P up to one car for each guest unit, plus one for the manager's Dwelling Unit, if any.
Retail plant nursery	P up to one car for each 4,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. Such uses exceeding 20,000 square feet shall be subject to the conditions of Section 303(u)(2).
Retail space devoted to the handling of bulky merchandise such as motor vehicles, machinery, or furniture	P up to one car for each 1,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. Such uses exceeding 20,000 square feet shall be subject to the conditions of Section 303(u)(2).
Self-Storage	P up to one car for each three self-storage units.
Non-Retail Sales and Services*	P up to one car per 1,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area.
Commercial Storage or Wholesale Storage	P up to one car for each 2,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area.
Office uses in DTR, SPD, MUG, WMUG, MUR, WMUO, and MUO Districts	P up to 7% of the Occupied Floor Area of such uses and subject to the pricing conditions of Section 155(g); NP above.
Office uses in the Central SoMa Special Use District	P up to one car per 3,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area.
Office uses in Chinatown Mixed Use Districts	P up to 7% of the Occupied Floor Area of such uses; NP above.
Office uses in M-1, UMU, SALI, PDR-1-D, and PDR-1-G Districts, except as specified below	P up to one car per 1,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area and subject to the pricing conditions of Section 155(g); NP above.
Office uses in M-1, UMU, SALI, PDR-1-D, and PDR-1-G Districts where the entire parcel is greater than ¼-mile from Market, Mission, 3rd Streets and 4th Street north of Berry Street	P up to one car per 500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area; NP above.
Utility and Infrastructure Uses Category
Utility and Infrastructure Uses	P up to one car per 1,500 square feet of Occupied Floor Area. NP above.

   * Not listed below

   (e)   Excess Residential Parking. Any request for accessory residential parking, in excess of what is principally permitted in Table 151.1, shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission as a Conditional Use. In MUG, WMUG, MUR, MUO, RED, RED-MX, and SPD Districts, any project subject to Section 329 and that requests residential accessory parking in excess of that which is principally permitted in Table 151.1, but which does not exceed the maximum amount stated in Table 151.1, shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission according to the procedures of Section 329. Projects that are not subject to Section 329 shall be reviewed under the procedures detailed in subsection (f) below.

   (f)   Small Residential Projects in MUG, WMUG, MUR, MUO, CMUO, WMUO, RED, RED-MX and SPD Districts. Any project that is not subject to the requirements of Section 329 and that requests residential accessory parking in excess of what is principally permitted in Table 151.1 shall be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator subject to Section 307(i). The Zoning Administrator may grant parking in excess of what is principally permitted in Table 151.1, not to exceed the maximum amount stated in Table 151.1, only if the Zoning Administrator determines that:

      (1)   all the following conditions have been met:

         (A)   Vehicle movement on or around the project does not unduly impact pedestrian spaces or movement, transit service, bicycle movement, or the overall traffic movement in the district;

         (B)   Accommodating excess accessory parking does not degrade the overall urban design quality of the project proposal;

         (C)   All above-grade parking is architecturally screened and lined with active uses according to the standards of Section 145.1, and the project sponsor is not requesting any exceptions or variances requiring such treatments elsewhere in this Code; and

         (D)   Excess accessory parking does not diminish the quality and viability of existing or planned streetscape enhancements.

      (2)   parking is not accessed from any protected Transit or Pedestrian Street described in Section 155(r), and

      (3)   where more than 10 spaces are proposed at least half of them, rounded down to the nearest whole number, are stored and accessed by mechanical stackers or lifts, valet, or other space-efficient means that reduces space used for parking and maneuvering, and maximizes other uses.

   (g)   Excess Parking for Non-Residential Uses greater than 20,000 square feet. Where permitted by Table 151.1 for a Non-Residential Use greater than 20,000 square feet, any request for accessory parking in excess of what is principally permitted in Table 151.1, but which does not exceed the maximum amount stated in Table 151.1, shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission as a Conditional Use.

(Added by Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; amended by Ord. 129-06, File No, 060372, App. 6/22/2006; 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. 286-10, File No. 100829, App. 11/18/2010; Ord. 25-11, File No. 101464, App. 2/24/2011, Eff. 3/26/2011; Ord. 63-11, File No. 101053, App. 4/7/2011, Eff. 5/7/2011; Ord. 109-11, File No. 101350, App. 6/29/2011, Eff. 7/29/2011; Ord. 196-11 , File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; Ord. 35-12 , File No. 111305, App. 2/21/2012, Eff. 3/22/2012; Ord. 182-12 , File No. 120665, App. 8/8/2012, Eff. 9/7/2012; Ord. 42-13 , File No. 130002, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 56-13 , File No. 130062, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 227-14 , File No. 120796, App. 11/13/2014, Eff. 12/13/2014; Ord. 228-14 , File No. 120814, App. 11/13/2014, Eff. 12/13/2014; Ord. 232-14 , File No. 120881, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; Ord. 126-15 , File No. 150081, App. 7/17/2015, Eff. 8/16/2015; Ord. 127-15 , File No. 150082, App. 7/17/2015, Eff. 8/16/2015; Ord. 229-15 , File No. 151126, App. 12/22/2015, Eff. 1/21/2016; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017; 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. 202-18, File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018; Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019; Ord. 126-20, File No. 200559, App. 7/31/2020, Eff. 8/31/2020)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Former second division (d) redesignated as new division (e), former divisions (e)-(g) redesignated as (f)-(h) and internal references adjusted accordingly; divisions (e), (f), and (g) amended and divisions (e)(2), (f)(2), and (g)(2) added; Ord. 286-10, Eff. 12/19/2010. Divisions (a), (c), and (d), Table 151.1, and division (g) amended; Ord. 25-11, Eff. 3/26/2011. Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 63-11, Eff. 5/7/2011. Division (a), Table 151.1, divisions (f)(1)(B), (g), and (g)(1)(A)(iii) amended; division (i) added; Ord. 109-11, Eff. 7/29/2011. Table 151.1 amended; former divisions (h)(A), (h)(B), and (h)(C) redesignated as (h)(1), (h)(2), and (h)(3); Ord. 196-11 , Eff. 11/3/2011. Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 35-12 , Eff. 3/22/2012. Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 182-12 , Eff. 9/7/2012. Division (a), Table 151.1, and divisions (g) and (h) amended; Ord. 42-13 , Eff. 4/27/2013. Table 151.1 and division (f)(1)(C) amended; Ord. 56-13 , Eff. 4/27/2013. Division (a) and Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 227-14 , Eff. 12/13/2014. Division (a) and Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 228-14 , Eff. 12/13/2014. Division (a), Table 151.1, and divisions (e) and (f) amended; former division (f)(1)(B) deleted and former divisions (f)(1)(C) and (D) redesignated as (f)(1)(B) and (C) and current division (f)(1)(C) amended; division (g) amended; Ord. 232-14 , Eff. 12/26/2014. Divisions (a), (f), and (g) amended; Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015. Division (a) and Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 126-15 , Eff. 8/16/2015. Division (a) and Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 127-15 , Eff. 8/16/2015. Division (a) and Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 229-15 , Eff. 1/21/2016. Divisions (a), (b), and Table 151.1 amended; former divisions (e)-(e)(2)(B) deleted; former division (f) amended and redesignated as division (e); former divisions (f)(1)-(2) and (g)-(g)(2) deleted; former division (h) redesignated as (f) and current divisions (f), (f)(1), and (f)(3) amended; divisions (f)(1)(A)-(D) and (g) added; former division (i) deleted; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017. Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 196-17, Eff. 11/4/2017. Division (a) amended; Ord. 205-17, Eff. 12/3/2017. Division (a), Table 151.1, and division (e) amended; Ord. 202-18, Eff. 9/10/2018. Table 151.1 and division (f) amended; Ord. 296-18, Eff. 1/12/2019. Table 151.1 amended; Ord. 126-20, Eff. 8/31/2020.

CODIFICATION NOTE

1.   Multiple recent ordinances have amended this section. Some of those ordinances do not account for changes made by earlier legislation. Many of those ordinances, however, have included “Scope of Ordinance” clauses to the effect that “[i]n enacting this ordinance, the Board of Supervisors intends to amend only [material] that [is] explicitly shown in this ordinance as [altered].” See, e.g., § 10 of Ord. 22-15. The codifier has set out this section, particularly its division (a), in accordance with the principles expressed the “Scope of Ordinance” clauses.