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Public Works Code›Article 14 — UNDERGROUND PIPES, WIRES AND CONDUITS

San Francisco County Municipal Code § 726.1 Siting of the Mobile Storage Container

San Francisco County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-22 · San Francisco County

Cite as: San Francisco County Municipal Code § 726.1 · Text as of 2026-10-22

(a) A mobile storage container shall not occupy more than the designated parking lane width or more than ½ of the official sidewalk width along the boundary of the fronting property unless the Director grants permission for a variance of the standard. (b) Mobile storage containers shall be placed level to the slope the public right-of-way, parallel to the curb, and in front of the property owned or leased by the individual or entity renting the mobile storage container. No mobile storage container shall be located on a public right-of-way with a slope greater than 17%. No portion of a mobile storage container shall extend over parking lane, over a warped driveway, or over a subsidewalk basement elevator. (c) Mobile storage containers shall not exceed weight maximums specified in the Department's street loading design parameters. (d) No mobile storage container that is or will be placed in a residentially zoned area shall be delivered or removed for transport between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. (e) Additional siting requirements shall be those set forth for temporary street occupancy pursuant to Public Works Code Section 724(a)(2)-(4) and in the orders and regulations of the Department. In addition, a minimum clearance of six feet shall be maintained at all times on sidewalks within the C-3 zoning district. (f) No exception from the siting requirements shall be authorized unless a permittee makes a written request for such exception to the Director. The Director, in his or her own discretion, may approve, conditionally approve, or deny such exception. (Added by Ord. 170-03, File No. 021726, App. 7/3/2003)

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