The Judah Street Neighborhood Commercial District is located in the Outer Sunset neighborhood and includes the non-residential currently-zoned NC-2 properties fronting both sides of Judah Street from 29th through 33rd Avenues. The District provides a selection of convenience goods and services for the residents of the Outer Sunset District. There are a high concentration of restaurants, drawing customers from throughout the City and the region. There are also a significant number of professional, realty, and business offices as well as financial institutions.
The Judah Street Neighborhood Commercial District controls are designed to promote development that is consistent with its existing land use patterns and to maintain a harmony of uses that support the District’s vitality. The building standards allow small-scale buildings and uses, protecting rear yards above the ground story and at residential levels. In new development. most commercial uses are permitted at the first two stories, although certain limitations apply to uses at the second story. Special controls are necessary to preserve the equilibrium of neighborhood-serving convenience and comparison shopping businesses and to protect adjacent residential livability. These controls are designed to encourage the street’s active retail frontage, and local fabrication and production of goods.
Judah Street NCD | ||
Zoning Category | § References | Controls |
BUILDING STANDARDS |
Judah Street NCD | ||
Zoning Category | § References | Controls |
BUILDING STANDARDS | ||
Massing and Setbacks | ||
Height and Bulk Limits. | Varies. See Height and Bulk Map Sheet HT05 for more information. Height sculpting required on Alleys per § 261.1. | |
5 Foot Height Bonus for Active Ground Floor Uses | § 263.20 | P |
Rear Yard | Required at the Second Story and at each succeeding level or Story of the building, and at the First Story if it contains a Dwelling Unit: 25% of lot depth, but in no case less than 15 feet | |
Front Setback and Side Yard | Not Required. | |
Street Frontage and Public Realm | ||
Streetscape and Pedestrian Improvements | § 138.1 | Required |
Street Frontage Requirements | § 145.1 | Required; controls apply to above-grade parking setbacks, parking and loading entrances, active uses, ground floor ceiling height, street-facing ground-level spaces, transparency and fenestration, and gates, railings, and grillwork. Exceptions permitted for historic buildings. |
Ground Floor Commercial | § 145.4 | Not Required |
Vehicular Access Restrictions | § 155(r) | See Section 155(r) |
Miscellaneous | ||
Planned Unit Development | § 304 | C |
Awning, Canopy or Marquee | § 136.1 | P |
Signs | As permitted by § 607.1 | |
General Advertising Signs | NP | |
Design Guidelines | General Plan Commerce and Industry Element | Subject to the Urban Design Guidelines |
Zoning Category | § References | Controls | ||
RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND USES |
Zoning Category | § References | Controls | ||
RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND USES | ||||
Development Standards | ||||
Usable Open Space [Per Dwelling Unit] | 100 square feet if private, or 133 square feet if common, or the amount of open space required in the nearest Residential District, whichever is less. | |||
Off-Street Parking Requirements | ||||
Dwelling Unit Mix | § 207.7 | Generally required for creation of 10 or more Dwelling Units. No less than 25% of the total number of proposed Dwelling Units shall contain at least two Bedrooms, and no less than 10% of the total number of proposed Dwelling Units shall contain at least three Bedrooms. | ||
Use Characteristics | ||||
Intermediate Length Occupancy | P(6) | |||
Single Room Occupancy | § 102 | P | ||
Student Housing | § 102 | P | ||
Residential Uses | Controls By Story | |||
1st | 2nd | 3rd+ | ||
Residential Uses | § 102 | P | P | P |
Accessory Dwelling Unit | ||||
Dwelling Units | 1 unit per 800 square foot lot area, or the density permitted in the nearest R District, whichever is greater. | |||
Group Housing | § 208 | 1 bedroom per 275 square foot lot area, or the density permitted in the nearest R District, whichever is greater. | ||
Homeless Shelters | Density limits regulated by the Administrative Code | |||
Senior Housing | P up to twice the number of Dwelling Units otherwise permitted as a Principal Use in the district and meeting all the requirements of § 202.2(f)(1). C up to twice the number of Dwelling Units otherwise permitted as a Principal Use in the district and meeting all requirements of § 202.2(f)(1), except for § 202.2(f)(1)(D)(iv), related to location. | |||
Loss of Dwelling Units | Controls by Story | |||
1st | 2nd | 3rd+ | ||
Residential Conversion | § 317 | C | C | NP |
Residential Demolition or Merger | § 317 | C | C | C |
Zoning Category | § References | Controls | ||
NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND USES |
Zoning Category | § References | Controls | ||
NON-RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND USES | ||||
Development Standards | ||||
Floor Area Ratio | 2.5 to 1 | |||
Use Size | P up to 3,999 square feet; C 4,000 square feet and above | |||
Off-Street Parking Requirements | ||||
Off-Street Freight Loading | ||||
Commercial Use Characteristics | ||||
Drive-up Facility | § 102 | NP | ||
Formula Retail | C | |||
Hours of Operation | § 102 | P 6 a.m. - 2 a.m.; C 2 a.m.- 6 a.m. | ||
Maritime Use | § 102 | NP | ||
Open Air Sales | See § 703(b) | |||
Outdoor Activity Area | P if located in front or it complies with Section 202.2(a)(7); C if located elsewhere. | |||
Walk-up Facility | § 102 | P | ||
Controls by Story | ||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd+ | ||
Agricultural Use Category | ||||
Agriculture, Industrial | NP | NP | NP | |
Agriculture, Large Scale Urban | C | C | C | |
Agriculture, Neighborhood | P | P | P | |
Automotive Use Category | ||||
Automotive Uses* | NP | NP | NP | |
Automotive Repair | § 102 | C | NP | NP |
Automotive Service Station | C | NP | NP | |
Electric Vehicle Charging Location | C(8) | C(8) | ||
Fleet Charging | § 102 | C | C | C |
Gas Station | C | NP | NP | |
Parking Garage, Private | § 102 | C | C | C |
Parking Garage, Public | § 102 | C | C | C |
Parking Lot, Private | C | C | C | |
Parking Lot, Public | C | C | C | |
Entertainment, Arts and Recreation Use Category | ||||
Entertainment, Arts and Recreation Uses* | § 102 | NP | NP | NP |
Arts Activities | § 102 | P | P | P |
Entertainment, General | § 102 | P | P | NP |
Entertainment, Nighttime | § 102 | P | NP | NP |
Movie Theater | P | P | P | |
Open Recreation Area | § 102 | C | C | C |
Passive Outdoor Recreation | § 102 | C | C | C |
Industrial Use Category | ||||
Industrial Uses | NP | NP | NP | |
Institutional Use Category | ||||
Institutional Uses* | § 102 | P | C | C |
Child Care Facility | § 102 | P | P | P |
Community Facility | § 102 | P | P | P |
Hospital | § 102 | NP | NP | NP |
Job Training | § 102 | P | C | C |
Medical Cannabis Dispensary | C | C | NP | |
Public Facilities | § 102 | P | P | P |
Residential Care Facility | § 102 | P | P | P |
Social Service or Philanthropic Facility | § 102 | P | P | P |
Sales and Service Use Category | ||||
Retail Sales and Service Uses* | P | P | NP | |
Adult Business | § 102 | NP | NP | NP |
Adult Sex Venue | § 102 | NP | NP | NP |
Animal Hospital | § 102 | P | P | NP |
Bar | C | NP | NP | |
Cannabis Retail | C | C | NP | |
Flexible Retail | P | NP | NP | |
Hotel | § 102 | C | C | C |
Kennel | § 102 | C | NP | NP |
Liquor Store | § 102 | C | NP | NP |
Massage Establishment | P | C(7) | NP(7) | |
Massage, Foot/Chair | § 102 | C | NP | NP |
Mortuary | § 102 | NP | NP | NP |
Motel | NP | NP | NP | |
Restaurant | P(3) | P(3) | NP | |
Restaurant, Limited | P(3) | P(3) | NP | |
Services, Financial | § 102 | P | C | NP |
Services, Fringe Financial | § 102 | P | NP | NP |
Services, Limited Financial | § 102 | P | NP | NP |
Services, Personal | § 102 | P | C | NP |
Services, Retail Professional | § 102 | P | P | P |
Storage, Self | § 102 | NP | NP | NP |
Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishment | § 102 | C | NP | NP |
Trade Shop | § 102 | P(4) | C(4) | NP |
Non-Retail Sales and Service* | § 102 | NP | NP | NP |
Design Professional | § 102 | P | P | NP |
Service, Non-Retail Professional | § 102 | C | P | NP |
Trade Office | § 102 | P | P | NP |
Utility and Infrastructure Use Category | ||||
Utility and Infrastructure* | § 102 | C(5) | C(5) | C(5)
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Power Plant | § 102 | NP | NP | NP |
Public Utilities Yard | § 102 | NP | NP | NP |
* Not listed below |
(Added by Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; amended by Ord. 61-09, File No. 090181, App. 4/17/2009; Ord. 66-11, File No. 101537, App. 4/20/2011, Eff. 5/20/2011; Ord. 140-11, File No. 110482, App. 7/5/2011, Eff. 8/4/2011; Ord. 196-11
, File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; Ord. 75-12
, File No. 120084, App. 4/23/2012, Eff. 5/23/2012; Ord. 56-13
, File No. 130062, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 287-13
, File No. 130041, App. 12/26/2013, Eff. 1/25/2014; Ord. 235-14
, File No. 140844, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. 14-15
, File No. 141210, App. 2/13/2015, Eff. 3/15/2015; Ord. 20-15
, File No. 110548, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; redesignated and amended by Ord. 30-15
, File No. 140954, App. 3/26/2015, Eff. 4/25/2015; amended by Ord. 33-16
, File No. 160115, App. 3/11/2016, Eff. 4/10/2016; Ord. 162-16
, File No. 160657, App. 8/4/2016, Eff. 9/3/2016; Ord. 166-16
, File No. 160477, App. 8/11/2016, Eff. 9/10/2016; renamed and amended in full by Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017; amended by Ord. 130-17, File No. 170204, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017; Ord. 189-17, File No. 170693, App. 9/15/2017, Eff. 10/15/2017; Ord. 229-17, File No. 171041, App. 12/6/2017, Eff. 1/5/2018; Ord. 199-18, File No. 180482, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018; Ord. 202-18, File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018; Ord. 277-18, File No. 180914, App. 11/20/2018, Eff. 12/21/2018; Ord. 285-18, File No. 180806, App. 12/7/2018, Eff. 1/7/2019; Ord. 303-18, File No. 180915, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019; Ord. 311-18, File No. 181028, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019; Ord. 116-19, File No. 181156, App. 6/28/2019, Eff. 7/29/2019; Ord. 182-19, File No. 190248, App. 8/9/2019, Eff. 9/9/2019; Ord. 63-20, File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff. 5/25/2020; Ord. 78-20, File No. 191075, App. 5/22/2020, Eff. 6/22/2020; Proposition H, 11/3/2020, Eff. 12/18/2020; Ord. 136-21, File No. 210674, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021; Ord. 233-21, File No. 210381, App. 12/22/2021, Eff. 1/22/2022; Ord. 37-22, File No. 211263, App. 3/14/2022, Eff. 4/14/2022; Ord. 75-22, File No. 220264, App. 5/13/2022, Eff. 6/13/2022; Ord. 190-22, File No. 220036, App. 9/16/2022, Eff. 10/17/2022; Ord. 264-22, File No. 220811, App. 12/22/2022, Eff. 1/22/2023; Ord. 248-23, File No. 230446, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024; Ord. 249-23, File No. 230701, App. 12/14/2023, Eff. 1/14/2024; Ord. 33-24, File No. 231144, App. 2/21/2024, Eff. 3/23/2024; Ord. 62-24, File No. 230310, App. 3/28/2024, Eff. 4/28/2024)
AMENDMENT HISTORY
Zoning Control Table: 734.69C and 734.69D added; Ord. 66-11
, Eff. 5/20/2011. Zoning Control Table: 734.10 and 734.17 amended, 734.69, 734.69A, and 734.69B added; Specific Provisions: 734.68 added; Ord. 140-11, Eff. 8/4/2011. Zoning Control Table: title amended, 734.69, 734.69A, and 734.69B added [identical additions previously had been made by Ord. 140-11]; Ord. 196-11
, Eff. 11/3/2011. Zoning Control Table: 734.43 and 734.44 amended, former categories 734.42, 734.67, and 734.69A deleted; Ord. 75-12
, Eff. 5/23/2012. Zoning Control Table: designation of category 734.39 corrected, 734.13, 734.13b, 734.13c, 734.54, and 734.69B amended; Specific Provisions: 734.54 added, 734.68 deleted; Ord. 56-13
, Eff. 4/27/2013. Zoning Control Table: former categories 734.37, 734.38, and 734.39 redesignated as 734.36, 734.37, and 734.38 and amended; new category 734.39 added; Ord. 287-13
, Eff. 1/25/2014. Zoning Control Table: 734.26 amended; Specific Provisions: 734.54 amended; Ord. 235-14
, Eff. 12/26/2014. Zoning Control Table: 734.92b added; Ord. 14-15
, Eff. 3/15/2015. Zoning Control Table: 734.14, 734.15, 734.16, 734.17, and 734.30 amended; Ord. 20-15
, Eff. 3/22/2015. Section redesignated (formerly Sec. 734.1); Zoning Control Table: 734.54, 734.91, and 734.92 amended; Ord. 30-15
, Eff. 4/25/2015. Zoning Control Table: former categories 734.36, 734.37, 734.38, and 734.39 deleted, 734.96, 734.97, and 734.98 added; Ord. 33-16
, Eff. 4/10/2016. Introductory material amended; Zoning Control Table: 734.91 amended; Specific Provisions: 734.91 added; Ord. 162-16
, Eff. 9/3/2016. Zoning Control Table: 734.33A added; Ord. 166-16
, Eff. 9/10/2016. Zoning Control Table: 734.33A added; Ord. 166-16, Eff. 9/10/2016. Section renamed and amended in full; new Zoning Control Table and notes added; Ord. 129-17, Eff. 7/30/2017. Previous Zoning Control Table and Specific Provisions deleted; Ord. 130-17, Eff. 7/30/2017. Zoning Control Table amended; Note (1) deleted; Ord. 189-17, Eff. 10/15/2017. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 229-17, Eff. 1/5/2018. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 199-18, Eff. 9/10/2018. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 202-18, Eff. 9/10/2018. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 277-18, Eff. 12/21/2018. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 285-18, Eff. 1/7/2019. Zoning Control Table amended; Note (2) deleted; Ord. 303-18, Eff. 1/21/2019. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 311-18, Eff. 1/21/2019. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 116-19, Eff. 7/29/2019. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 182-19, Eff. 9/9/2019. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 63-20, Eff. 5/25/2020. Zoning Control Table amended; Note (6) added; Ord. 78-20, Eff. 6/22/2020. Zoning Control Table amended; Proposition H, 11/3/2020, Eff. 12/18/2020. Zoning Control Table and Note (6) amended; Ord. 136-21, Eff. 9/4/2021. Zoning Control Table amended; Note (7) added; Ord. 233-21, Eff. 1/22/2022. Zoning Control Table and Note (7) amended; Ord. 37-22, Eff. 4/14/2022. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 75-22, Eff. 6/13/2022. Zoning Control Table amended; Note (8)1
added; Ord. 190-22
, Eff. 10/17/2022. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 264-22
, Eff. 1/22/2023. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 248-23
, Eff. 1/14/2024. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 249-23
, Eff. 1/14/2024. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 33-24
, Eff. 3/23/2024. Zoning Control Table amended; Ord. 62-24
, Eff. 4/28/2024.
CODIFICATION NOTE
1. Note “(8)” is referenced as “(7)” in Ord. 190-22. The note was redesignated by the codifier because a note designated as “(7)” previously had been added to this section by Ord. 233-21.