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Article 1.7 — COMPLIANCE›SEC. 187. AUDIT PROPERTIES; AMNESTY PROGRAM.

SEC. 187.1. AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATIONS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING LOCATIONS, AND GAS…

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

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(a) Continuation as a Nonconforming Use. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, an Automotive Service Station or a Gas Station as defined in Section 102 of this Code, located in a Residential district, and having legal nonconforming use status under the provisions of this Code on January 1, 1980, shall be regarded as a legal nonconforming use so long as the station either: (1) continues to sell and dispense gasoline and other motor fuels and lubricating fluids directly into motor vehicles, or (2) transitions to an Electric Vehicle Charging Location.

(b) Enlargement and Intensification. An Automotive Service Station regarded as a legal nonconforming use under subsection (a) of this Section 187.1 may enlarge or intensify its current service station operations provided the station receives Conditional Use authorization for such enlargement or intensification under Section 303 of this Code. Conditional Use authorizations issued pursuant to this Section 187.1 shall not contain termination dates.

(c) Accessory Uses. Parking for car-share vehicles, as defined in Section 166, is permitted as an Accessory Use, and the addition of car-share vehicle parking shall not constitute an enlargement or intensification of the use.

(Added by Ord. 362-90, App. 11/6/90; amended by Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; Ord. 202-18, File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018; Ord. 190-22, File No. 220036, App. 9/16/2022, Eff. 10/17/2022)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Former division (a) deleted and former divisions (b) and (c) redesignated as (a) and (b) and amended; new division (c) added; Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015. Section header and section amended; Ord. 202-18, Eff. 9/10/2018. Section header and division (a) amended; Ord. 190-22, Eff. 10/17/2022.

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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
  4. ▸ Article 1.7 — COMPLIANCE
    Overview
    1. SEC. 175. APPROVAL OF PERMITS OR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS.
    2. SEC. 176. ENFORCEMENT AGAINST VIOLATIONS.
    3. SEC. 179. USES LOCATED IN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.
    4. SEC. 183. NONCONFORMING USES: DISCONTINUANCE AND ABANDONMENT.
    5. SEC. 186. EXEMPTION OF LIMITED COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL NONCO…
    6. ▸ SEC. 187. AUDIT PROPERTIES; AMNESTY PROGRAM.
      Overview
      1. SEC. 187.1. AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATIONS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHAR…
      2. SEC. 187.2. MECHANICAL CAR WASH FACILITIES ON NINETEENTH AVENUE.
      3. SEC. 187.3. PRE-EXISTING AWNINGS, GATES, AND SIGNS; AMNESTY.
    7. SEC. 188.1. NONCOMPLYING STRUCTURE STATUS FOR CERTAIN PRE-EXIS…
  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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