San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. 1.5 Transportation, Off-Street Parking, and Loading

Sec. 150. Off-Street Loading Requirements. Sec. 151.1. Schedule of Permitted Accessory Off-Street Parking Spaces. Sec. 152. Schedule of Required Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces in Districts Other Than C-3 and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts. Sec. 152.1. Required Off-Street Freight Loading and Service Vehicle Spaces in C-3 and Eastern Neighborhoods Mixed Use Districts. Sec. 152.2. Allowed Off-Street Freight Loading and Service Vehicle Spaces in Downtown Residential (DTR) Districts. Sec. 152.3. Permitted Off-Street Accessory Parking in Driveways. Sec. 153. Rules for Calculation of Parking Spaces. Sec. 154. Dimensions for Off-Street Parking, Freight Loading, and Service Vehicle Spaces. Sec. 155. General Standards as to Location and Arrangement of Off-Street Parking, Freight Loading, and Service Vehicle Facilities. Sec. 155.1. Bicycle Parking: Definitions and Standards. Sec. 155.2. Bicycle Parking: Applicability and Requirements for Specific Uses. Sec. 155.3. Bicycle Parking Requirements for City-owned and Leased Properties. Sec. 155.4. Requirements for Shower Facilities and Lockers. Sec. 156. Parking Lots. Sec. 161. Exemptions and Exceptions from Off-Street Parking, Freight Loading, and Service Vehicle Requirements.

Sec. 162. Tour Bus Loading Spaces in C-3 Districts. Sec. 163. Transportation Management Programs and Transportation Brokerage Services in Commercial and Mixed Use Districts. Sec. 164. San Francisco Resident Placement and Training Program. Sec. 165. Child-Care Plans and Child-Care Brokerage Services in C-3 Districts. Sec. 166. Car Sharing. Sec. 167. Parking Costs Separated from Housing Costs in New Residential Buildings. Sec. 169. Transportation Demand Management Program. Sec. 169.1. Findings. Sec. 169.2. Definitions. Sec. 169.3. Applicability. Sec. 169.4. Transportation Demand Management Plan Requirements. Sec. 169.5. Monitoring, Reporting and Compliance. Sec. 169.6. Transportation Demand Management Program Standards.

(See Interpretations related to this Section.) (Amended by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; Ord. 445-87, App. 11/12/87; Ord. 537-88, App. 12/16/88; Ord. 412-88, App. 9/10/88; Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 32-91, App. 1/25/91; Ord. 368-94, App. 11/4/94; Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; Ord. 129-06, File No, 060372, App. 6/22/2006; Ord. 112-08, File No. 080095, App. 6/30/2008; Ord. 51-09, File No. 081620, App. 4/2/2009; Ord. 77-10, File No. 091165, App. 4/16/2010; Ord. 109-11, File No. 101350, App. 6/29/2011, Eff. 7/29/2011; Ord. 232-14 , File No. 120881, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. 14-15 , File No. 141210, App. 2/13/2015, Eff. 3/15/2015; Ord. 34-17, File No. 160925, App. 2/17/2017, Eff. 3/19/2017; 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. 311-18, File No. 181028, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019; repealed by Ord. 245-25, File No. 250701, App. 12/12/2025, Eff. 1/12/2026, Oper. 1/12/2026)

DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL (DTR) DISTRICTS. In DTR districts, off-street freight loading spaces shall be provided in the maximum quantities specified in the following Table 152.2, except as otherwise provided in Sections 153(a)(6) and 161 of this Code. The measurement of Occupied Floor Area shall be as defined in this Code, except that non-accessory parking spaces and driveways and maneuvering areas incidental thereto shall not be counted. Table 152.2 OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING SPACES PERMITTED

Use or Activity Size of Use Number of Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces Permitted Non-Residential Uses 0 - 50,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area 1 over 50,000 square feet of Occupied Floor Area 1 space per 50,000 sq. ft. of Occupied Floor Area All Residential Uses, including Dwelling Units, Group Housing, and SRO Units 0 - 100 units 1 101 units or more 1, plus 1 additional loading space for every 200 units over 100 Total Number of Loading Spaces Allowed for Any Single Project (all uses) 4

(Added by Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; amended by Ord. 188-15 , File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017) AMENDMENT HISTORY Nonsubstantive changes; Ord. 188-15 , Eff. 12/4/2015. Section and Table 152.2 amended; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017.

(a) Off-street accessory parking for Residential Uses shall be permitted in driveways. A driveway is defined for purposes of this Section 152.3 to mean a vehicular path that provides access from the public right-of-way to authorized parking located on the subject property, where the vehicular path is limited to the minimum width needed for such access. Operable vehicles may be parked within the confines of such driveways, subject to the following limitations: (1) Boats, trailers, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, and buses shall not be parked in the driveway; (2) No more than two vehicles may be parked in a driveway per Lot, regardless of the Lot size, number of driveways, or driveway length; and (3) Vehicles parked in the driveway shall not encroach onto the public right-of-way. (b) Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) or Junior ADU (JADU) Conversions. Off-street parking shall be permitted in any driveway that existed immediately prior to the conversion of a garage at the property into an ADU or JADU, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections (a) and (c). (c) This Section 152.3 does not authorize the creation of a new curb cut, the restoration of prior existing curb cuts, or the expansion of an existing curb cut. (Added by Ord. 10-26, File No. 250887, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026)

(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. 187-09, File No. 090867, App. 8/12/2009; repealed by Ord. 183-13 , File No. 130528, App. 8/7/2013, Eff. 9/6/2013)

(Added by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 112-08, File No. 080095, App. 6/30/2008; repealed by Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017)

(Added by Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; amended by Ord. 196-11 , File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; Ord. 183-13 , File No. 130528, App. 8/7/2013, Eff. 9/6/2013; Ord. 232-14 , File No. 120881, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; repealed by Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017)

(Amended by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; repealed by Ord. 232-14 , File No. 120881, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014)

(Added by Ord. 72-08, File No. 071157, App. 4/3/2008 ; amended by Ord. 232-14 , File No. 120881, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; repealed by Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017)

(See Interpretations related to this Section.) (Added by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; amended by Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; Ord. 52-15 , File No. 141266, App. 4/30/2015, Eff. 5/30/2015; repealed by Ord. 311-18, File No. 181028, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019)

(Added by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; amended by Ord. 52-15 , File No. 141266, App. 4/30/2015, Eff. 5/30/2015; repealed by Ord. 311-18, File No. 181028, App. 12/21/2018, Eff. 1/21/2019)

(Added by Ord. 233-05, File No. 050829, App. 9/30/2005; amended by Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; repealed by Ord. 53-17, File No. 161353, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017)

Sections 169 through 169.6 (hereafter referred to collectively as “Section 169”) set forth the requirements of the Transportation Demand Management Program (TDM Program). (Added by Ord. 34-17, File No. 160925, App. 2/17/2017, Eff. 3/19/2017)