San Francisco County Municipal Code § 919 Community Corners

(a) Definitions. As used in this Section 919, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: Daylight Zone. Curb-space as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 22500(n). Director. The Director of Transportation or the Director’s designee. Neighborhood Amenities. Planters and street murals placed in the Daylight Zone within a Painted Safety Zone. Eligible Registrant. A nonprofit organization, community benefits district, merchants’ association, or an established community- based organization, serving the area where a Neighborhood Amenity is proposed to be placed or a business with a physical place of business adjacent to the Daylight Zone where a Neighborhood Amenity is proposed to be placed. Painted Safety Zone or PSZ. A painted pavement white box line surrounding the Daylight Zone and, where planters are installed, flanked by flexible vertical delineators. Planter. An enclosed vessel used and maintained regularly for planting vegetation that complies with the dimensional, clearance, and

other requirements established by the Director. Registrant. An Eligible Registrant who has registered a Neighborhood Amenity. Street Mural. A picture or design painted on or affixed to the street within the designated area of a Daylight Zone. No street mural may contain or constitute advertising of any kind. (b) General Program Requirements. (1) Director’s Authority. (A) The Director is authorized to implement the Community Corners Program for registration of Neighborhood Amenities in Daylight Zones consistent with this Section 919. (B) The Director may issue rules and regulations to implement the Community Corners Program, and may impose registration conditions and design requirements that the Director determines are necessary to protect the public convenience and safety. (2) Registration Required. (A) Only Eligible Registrants may register Neighborhood Amenities. (B) Eligible Registrants must register their proposed Neighborhood Amenities and pay the fee established by the SFMTA Board of Directors before placing a Neighborhood Amenity in the Daylight Zone. (C) Registration shall be on a form prescribed by the Director that meets the requirements of this Section 919. (D) All Neighborhood Amenities must comply with this Section 919 and any rules and regulations, registration conditions, and design requirements established by the Director. (c) Term. Registration shall be valid for one year and must be renewed annually. (d) Revocation and Modification. (1) The Director may revoke or modify a registration under this Section 919 at any time. (2) A Registrant may request review of the Director’s decision to revoke or modify a registration of a Neighborhood Amenity according to procedures issued by the Director governing the hearing and review of those decisions. The decision following the review process shall be final. (e) Conditions. Registrants shall be subject to the following conditions and requirements: (1) PSZ Required. Neighborhood Amenities may only be installed in a Daylight Zone with a PSZ. If a PSZ is not already in place, the Director is authorized to allow, through rules and regulations, Registrants to install, at their sole expense, a PSZ at their chosen Daylight Zone. (2) Placement, Maintenance, and Removal. Registrants shall, at their own expense, be solely responsible for placing, maintaining, and removing their Neighborhood Amenity. (3) Hold Harmless; Indemnification. (A) Neither the City nor any of its officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any damages, claims, or liability resulting to persons or property arising from the Registrant’s placement or operation of a Neighborhood Amenity. (B) Registrants shall agree to hold harmless, defend, and indemnify the City, including, without limitation, each of its commissions, departments, officers, agents, and employees, from and against all losses, liabilities, expenses, actions, claims, demands, injuries, damages, fines, penalties, suits, costs, or judgments, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs (collectively, “Claims”), caused by reason of the placement or maintenance of a Neighborhood Amenity in the public right-of-way, regardless of the negligence of the City, and the Registrant shall be solely liable for any Claims occasioned by any act or neglect in respect to the placement or maintenance of a Neighborhood Amenity in the public right-of-way. (4) Insurance. Registrants shall, at their own expense, maintain in full force and effect an insurance policy or policies at a level set by the Director in consultation with the Risk Manager, and shall submit proof of insurance at the time of registration. (5) No Transfer. Registrants are prohibited from assigning or transferring an annual registration. (f) Other Approvals. Notwithstanding the above, this Section 919 does not waive or replace any other permissions or review that may be required from another City department, including, but not limited to, the Arts Commission, before placement of a Neighborhood Amenity in the Daylight Zone. (Added by SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 260616-054, Ad. 6/16/2026, Eff. 7/17/2026) Editor’s Note: Section 2 of SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 206016-054 reads: “Section 2. Expiration. This Section 919 shall expire by operation of law two years from the effective date unless extended by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors. Upon expiration of this Section, the City Attorney is authorized to cause the removal of this Section 919 from the Transportation Code.”