San Francisco County Municipal Code § 723 Obstruction

PROHIBITED. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, without permission from the Department of Public Works (“the Department”),1 from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency with respect to curbside electric charging stations permitted under Administrative Code Chapter 46 and the Transportation Code, to pile, cap, or otherwise obstruct or place obstructions or encroachments upon, above, or below, any public right-of-way, whether the same be graded or not. (b) “Public right-of-way” shall mean the area across, along, beneath, in, on, over, under, upon, and within the dedicated public alleys, boulevards, courts, lanes, roadways, sidewalks, spaces, streets, and ways within the City, as they now exist or hereafter will exist and which are or will be under the permitting jurisdiction of the Department. The placement of any obstructions or encroachments upon, above, or below any public right-of-way shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, State, and local disability and accessibility laws. (c) Any violation of this Section 723, or any violation of any encroachment permit issued by or right-of-way authorization granted by the Department of Public Works,,1 or any violation of a permit issued by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for installation of a curbside electric vehicle charging station under Administrative Code Chapter 46 and the Transportation Code, shall be deemed a public nuisance subject to enforcement actions pursuant to Administrative Code Chapter 100, which is hereby incorporated in its entirety, Administrative Code Chapter 80, and Police Code Section 39-1, and other Public Works regulations, procedures, and actions adopted by order. (Amended by Ord. 291-19, File No. 191033, App. 12/19/2019, Eff. 1/19/2020; Ord. 252-23, File No. 230768, App. 12/19/2023, Eff. 1/19/2024; Ord. 76-26, File No. 260238, App. 5/7/2026, Eff. 6/7/2026) CODIFICATION NOTE

So in Ord. 76-26.