San Francisco County Municipal Code § 917 Large Vehicle

(a) General Permit Requirements. (1) No more than one Large Vehicle Refuge Permit (“Permit”) shall be issued to a Large Vehicle and Household. A Permit may not be transferred to a different Large Vehicle or Household. (2) A Large Vehicle Refuge Permit does not guarantee or reserve to the Permittee an on-street parking space. (b) Permit Privileges. Display of a valid Permit shall exempt the Permittee from the two-hour parking restriction in Division I, Section 7.2.54. (c) Duration. A Permit shall have a six-month term from the date of issuance and shall expire when the City has made the Permittee an offer of non-congregate interim or permanent housing. A Permit shall be extended once for up to six-months unless the Director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“DHSH”), or their designee, certifies to the Director of Transportation (“Director”) that the City has made the Permittee an offer of non-congregate interim or permanent housing. A Permit may be extended further at the discretion of the Director in consultation with DHSH. (d) Application Requirements. (1) An applicant for a Permit or renewal of a Permit shall complete an application that: (A) Identifies the individuals in the Household;

(B) Identifies the Large Vehicle by the license plate and vehicle identification number, or if there is no license plate by the vehicle identification number, make, model, and color. (2) To be eligible for a permit, the applicant must have been present in San Francisco and occupying the Large Vehicle as of May 31, 2025, as reflected in the City’s Large Vehicle database. If the Large Vehicle is not in the database, an applicant may provide evidence establishing they meet this eligibility requirement. The SFMTA shall create a process for applicants to provide evidence to meet this requirement. (3) Applicants must agree to engage consistently in case management services provided by City departments, including but not limited to the DHSH, the Department of Emergency Management (“DEM”), and the Police Department (“SFPD”), such as participation in intake and assessment, creation of individual service plans, connections to employment, coordination of move-in logistics, weekly or as needed follow up with outreach case managers, and participation in crisis intervention. (4) Applicants must agree that once the City makes an offer of non-congregate interim or permanent housing, the applicant will either participate in the City’s Large Vehicle Buyback Program if eligible, or ensure that the Large Vehicle is not parked in violation of Division I, Section 7.2.54. If the applicant is renting the Large Vehicle, they must agree to remove their belongings, vacate the vehicle, and provide the City with the contact information of the vehicle’s owner. (e) Permit Conditions. (1) Permittees must comply with all other parking restrictions in the California Vehicle Code and San Francisco Transportation Code. These include, but are not limited to, street cleaning, payment of parking meters, parking in front of driveways, parking in violation of color curb restrictions, parking over seventy-two hours, and parking in excess of the posted time in a Residential Parking Permit Area. (2) Permittees must maintain certification by DHSH that the Permittee is experiencing vehicular homelessness and is willing to accept, and is accepting, services and will accept the City’s offer of non-congregate interim or permanent housing. (3) Permittees must allow the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) to clear debris around the Large Vehicle. City departments, including but not limited to DHSH, DEM, and SFPD, may consult with DPW to determine if the Permittee has complied with this requirement. (4) Permittees must adhere to a Good Neighbor Policy to be defined by DHSH. A copy of this policy shall be posted online and will be provided to the Permittee at the time of Permit application and upon request. (f) Permit Revocation. Revocation of Permit shall subject the Large Vehicle to citation and removal under Division I, Section 7.2.54. (1) SFMTA may revoke a Permit for any of the following reasons: (A) The Permittee has violated a condition of the Permit; (B) DHSH has informed the SFMTA in writing that it has revoked its certification under subsection (e)(2) of this Section 917; (C) SFMTA has determined that the Permittee provided false information on the Permit application; (D) The Permittee attempts to transfer the Permit to another Large Vehicle or Household; or (E) The City has made the Permittee an offer of non-congregate interim or permanent housing and the Permittee has not accepted the offer. (2) The Director is authorized to promulgate hearing and review procedures applicable to any appeal of a decision to revoke a Permit. Such procedures may also apply to SFMTA’s decision to deny a Permit application. (3) SFMTA shall make reasonable efforts to give seventy-two hours of notice to a Permittee prior to revocation. (Added by SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 250617-062, Ad. 6/17/2025, Eff. 7/18/2025, Oper. 8/29/2025)