SEC. 132.3. SUN ACCESS FOR SIDEWALKS SETBACKS

(a) General. In order to preserve the openness of Chinatown's streets to the sky and to achieve as much sun as possible on public sidewalks having a high volume of pedestrian use, setbacks at specified heights or a series of setbacks within the same plane (profile angle) as a 15-foot setback at specified heights may be required, as a condition of approval of conditional use authorization otherwise required by Section 254 of the Code.

(b) Procedure. A 15-foot setback requirement may be imposed in accordance with the provisions set forth below pursuant to the procedures for conditional use authorization set forth in Section 303 of this Code.

(c) Setback Requirement.
15-FOOT SUN ACCESS SETBACKS FOR 50-FOOT AND 65-FOOT HEIGHT DISTRICTS IN CHINATOWN
Street Name	Street Width	Height District	Profile Angle	Height at which Setback Begins	Hours of Sun March - Sept. a.m. p.m. Sides of Street
15-FOOT SUN ACCESS SETBACKS FOR 50-FOOT AND 65-FOOT HEIGHT DISTRICTS IN CHINATOWN
Street Name	Street Width	Height District	Profile Angle	Height at which Setback	Hours of Sun March - Sept. a.m. p.m.

				Begins	Sides of Street
Grant	44'	50'	66°	35'	10:00 E	3:30 W
Stockton	65'	65'	42°	51'	8:45 E	3:45 W
Kearny	75'	50'	33°	40'	9:00 E	3:45 W
Kearny	75'	65'	35°	52'	8:45 E	3:45 W
Vallejo	69'	65'	43°	51'	9:15 S	sunset S
Broadway	81'	65'	38°	54'	7:45 S	sunset S
Pacific	50'	65'	49°	47'	9:45 S	2:30 S
Washington	50'	65'	49°	47'	9:45 S	2:30 S
Clay	50'	65'	49°	47'	9:45 S	2:30 S
Sacramento	50'	65'	49°	47'	9:45 S	2:30 S

(d) Encroachments. Encroachments may be permitted into the setbacks if a compensatory increase in sunlight on the sidewalk in the same block is achieved by a reduction of height or volume elsewhere in the structure.

(Added by Ord. 131-87, App. 4/24/87)