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Title 4 — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS›Chapter 119 — SAFE PARKING PROGRAMS

San Francisco Administrative Code § 119.2 Definitions

San Francisco Administrative Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Administrative Code § 119.2 · Text as of 2026-10-19

As used in this Chapter 119, the following words or phrases shall mean:

  • “City” means the City and County of San Francisco.

“Manufactured Home” has the meaning set forth in Section 18007 of the California Health and Safety Code, as may be amended from time to time.

“Mobile Home” has the meaning set forth in Section 18008 of the California Health and Safety Code, as may be amended from time to time.

“Pilot Program” means an Overnight Safe Parking Program comprised of a Vehicle Navigation Triage Center, where vehicularly homeless persons may be given a license to park

and sleep in their vehicle while they are assessed for eligibility for services, and Safe Overnight Parking Lots, where vehicularly homeless persons may be given a license to park and sleep in their vehicles overnight, and receive services and referrals to assist them to transition to non-vehicular housing.

“Program Participant” means an individual who is given a license to park and sleep in the individual’s Vehicle at a Safe Overnight Parking Lot, and who participates in case management and social services.

“Recreational Vehicle” or “RV” has the meaning set forth in Section 18010 of the California Health and Safety Code, as may be amended from time to time.

“Safe Overnight Parking Lot” means a facility or location where eligible individuals, as set forth in Section 119.4(c)

(1), may be given a license to park and sleep in their Vehicles for a period of time to be determined by the Director of HSH, and receive case management and social services to assist them to move to non-vehicular housing.

“Vehicle” has the same meaning as set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 670, as may be amended from time to time.

“Vehicle Navigation Triage Center” means a facility or location where vehicularly homeless persons may be given a license to park and sleep in their vehicle while they are assessed for eligibility for City services and programs, including but not limited to shelter, housing, and referral to a Safe Overnight Parking Lot, and where their vehicles may be assessed. A Vehicular Navigation Triage Center may be co-located with a Safe Overnight Parking Lot. (Added by Ord. 82-19, File No. 190141, App. 5/10/2019, Eff. 6/10/2019)

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