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Article 1.5 — TRANSPORTATION, OFF-STREET PARKING, AND LOADING›SEC. 152. SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING SPACES IN DISTRICTS OTHER THAN C-3 AND EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS MIXED USE DISTRICTS.

SEC. 152.2. ALLOWED OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING AND SERVICE VEHICLE SPACES IN DOWNTOWN…

San Francisco Planning Code · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · San Francisco

In DTR districts, off-street freight loading spaces shall be provided in the maximum quantities specified in the following Table 152.2, except as otherwise provided in Sections 153(a)(6) and 161 of this Code. The measurement of Occupied Floor Area shall be as defined in this Code, except that non-accessory parking spaces and driveways and maneuvering areas incidental thereto shall not be counted.

Table 152.2

OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING SPACES PERMITTED

Use or Activity Size of Use Number of Off-Street Freight
Loading Spaces Permitted
Non-Residential Uses 0 - 50,000 square feet of Occupied Floor
Area		 1
Non-Residential Uses over 50,000 square feet of Occupied Floor
Area		 1 space per 50,000 sq. ft. of Occupied
Floor Area
All Residential Uses, including Dwelling
Units, Group Housing, and SRO Units		 0 - 100 units 1
All Residential Uses, including Dwelling
Units, Group Housing, and SRO Units		 101 units or more 1, plus 1 additional loading space for every
200 units over 100
Total Number of Loading Spaces Allowed
for Any Single Project (all uses)		 4

(Added by Ord. 217-05, File No. 050865, App. 8/19/2005; amended by Ord. 188-15, File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015; Ord. 99-17, File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Nonsubstantive changes; Ord. 188-15, Eff. 12/4/2015. Section and Table 152.2 amended; Ord. 99-17, Eff. 6/18/2017.

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▸ Contents — San Francisco Planning Code
San Francisco Planning Code
  1. Article 1 — GENERAL ZONING PROVISIONS
  2. Article 1.2 — DIMENSIONS, AREAS, AND OPEN SPACES
  3. ▸ Article 1.5 — TRANSPORTATION, OFF-STREET PARKING, AND LOADING
    Overview
    1. SEC. 151. SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES.
    2. ▸ SEC. 152. SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING SPAC…
      Overview
      1. SEC. 152.1. REQUIRED OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING AND SERVICE VE…
      2. SEC. 152.2. ALLOWED OFF-STREET FREIGHT LOADING AND SERVICE VEH…
    3. SEC. 155. GENERAL STANDARDS AS TO LOCATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF …
    4. SEC. 157. [REPEALED.]
    5. SEC. 158. [REPEALED.]
  4. Article 1.7 — COMPLIANCE
  5. Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS
  6. Article 2.5 — HEIGHT AND BULK DISTRICTS
  7. Article 3 — ZONING PROCEDURES
  8. Article 3.5 — FEES
  9. Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS T…
  10. Article 5 — [RESERVED] ARTICLE 6: SIGNS
  11. Article 7 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
  12. Article 8 — MIXED USE DISTRICTS
  13. Article 9 — MISSION BAY DISTRICTS
  14. Part I — SCOPE, PURPOSE AND RELATIONSHIPS
  15. Part II — USES
  16. Part III — DENSITY
  17. Part IV — HEIGHT
  18. Part V — BUILDING FORM
  19. Part VI — OPEN AREAS
  20. Part VII — PARKING
  21. Part VIII — SIGNS
  22. Part X — OFFICE SPACE LIMITATION
  23. Part XI — HISTORIC PRESERVATION
  24. Part XII — RULES FOR NONCONFORMING USES AND NONCOMPLYING STRUC…
  25. Part XIII — COMPLIANCE, PERMIT APPROVAL AND ENFORCEMENT
  26. Part XIV — FEES
  27. Part XV — DEFINITIONS
  28. Part XVI — SEVERABILITY

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