SEC. 801.1. PURPOSE OF ARTICLE 8 .

   This Article is intended to provide a comprehensive and flexible zoning system for Mixed Use Districts which is consistent with the objectives and policies set forth in the San Francisco General Plan. More specifically, the purposes of this Article are:

   (a)   To provide in one article a complete listing of or cross-reference to all of the zoning categories, definitions, control provisions, and review procedures which are applicable to properties or uses in Mixed Use Districts;

   (b)   To establish a zoning system which will accommodate all classes of Mixed Use Districts including individual districts which are tailored to the unique characteristics of specific areas;

   (c)   To provide zoning control categories which embrace the full range of land use issues in mixed-use neighborhoods, in order that controls can be applied individually to each district to address particular land use concerns in that district.

(Added by Ord. 131-87, App. 4/24/87; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008)