Article 1 — GENERAL ZONING PROVISIONS
SEC. 102.5. DISTRICT.
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(Amended by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; Ord. 131-87, App. 4/24/87; Ord. 412-88, App. 9/10/88; Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; Ord. 72-08, File No. 071157, App. 4/3/2008; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 61-09, File No. 090181, App. 4/17/2009; Ord. 90-11, File No. 110301, App. 6/9/2011, Eff. 7/9/2011; Ord. 98-11, File No. 110229, App. 6/15/2011, Eff. 7/15/2011; Ord. 196-11, File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; Ord. 176-12, File No. 120472, App. 8/7/2012, Eff. 9/6/2012; Ord. 182-12, File No. 120665, App. 8/8/2012, Eff. 9/7/2012; Ord. 56-13, File No. 130062, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013)
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▸ Article 1 — GENERAL ZONING PROVISIONS
Overview- SEC. 101. PURPOSES.
- SEC. 102.1. ALLEY.
- SEC. 102.2. ARTS ACTIVITIES AND SPACES.
- SEC. 102.3. BUILDING.
- SEC. 102.4. COURT.
- SEC. 102.5. DISTRICT.
- SEC. 102.6. DWELLING.
- SEC. 102.7. DWELLING UNIT.
- SEC. 102.8. FAMILY.
- SEC. 102.9. FLOOR AREA, GROSS.
- SEC. 102.10. FLOOR AREA, OCCUPIED.
- SEC. 102.11. FLOOR AREA RATIO.
- SEC. 102.12. HEIGHT (OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE).
- SEC. 102.13. LIVE/WORK UNIT.
- SEC. 102.14. LOT.
- SEC. 102.15. LOT, CORNER.
- SEC. 102.16. LOT, INTERIOR.
- SEC. 102.17. NIGHTTIME ENTERTAINMENT USES.
- SEC. 102.18. ONE OWNERSHIP.
- SEC. 102.19. OPEN SPACE, REQUIRED.
- SEC. 102.20. OPEN USE.
- SEC. 102.21. PLAN DIMENSIONS.
- SEC. 102.22. PRINCIPAL FACADES.
- SEC. 102.23. STORY.
- SEC. 102.24. STORY, GROUND.
- SEC. 102.25. STREET.
- SEC. 102.26. STRUCTURE.
- SEC. 102.27. STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS.
- SEC. 102.28. USE.
- SEC. 102.29. BEDROOM.
- SEC. 102.30. WIDTH, STREET OR ALLEY.
- SEC. 102.31. VEHICULAR USE AREAS.
- SEC. 102.32. ORNAMENTAL FENCING.
- SEC. 102.33. PERMEABLE SURFACES.
- SEC. 102.34. MOBILE FOOD FACILITY.
- SEC. 102.35. URBAN AGRICULTURE.
- SEC. 102.36. STUDENT HOUSING.
- SEC. 102.37. COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION.
- Article 1.2 — DIMENSIONS, AREAS, AND OPEN SPACES
- Article 1.5 — TRANSPORTATION, OFF-STREET PARKING, AND LOADING
- Article 1.7 — COMPLIANCE
- Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS
- Article 2.5 — HEIGHT AND BULK DISTRICTS
- Article 3 — ZONING PROCEDURES
- Article 3.5 — FEES
- Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS T…
- Article 5 — [RESERVED] ARTICLE 6: SIGNS
- Article 7 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
- Article 8 — MIXED USE DISTRICTS
- Article 9 — MISSION BAY DISTRICTS
- Part I — SCOPE, PURPOSE AND RELATIONSHIPS
- Part II — USES
- Part III — DENSITY
- Part IV — HEIGHT
- Part V — BUILDING FORM
- Part VI — OPEN AREAS
- Part VII — PARKING
- Part VIII — SIGNS
- Part X — OFFICE SPACE LIMITATION
- Part XI — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Part XII — RULES FOR NONCONFORMING USES AND NONCOMPLYING STRUC…
- Part XIII — COMPLIANCE, PERMIT APPROVAL AND ENFORCEMENT
- Part XIV — FEES
- Part XV — DEFINITIONS
- Part XVI — SEVERABILITY