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Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS›SEC. 207. DWELLING UNIT DENSITY LIMITS.

San Francisco Planning Code § 207.8 Division of Dwelling Units in the Rto, Polk Street Ncd, Pacific Avenue

San Francisco Planning Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 207.8 · Text as of 2026-09-23

NCD, AND NCT DISTRICTS.

In order to ensure an adequate supply of family-sized units in existing and new housing stock, the subdivision of existing units is restricted. The division of any existing Dwelling Unit into two or more units in RTO, Polk Street NCD, Pacific Avenue NCD, and NCT districts shall be permitted only if it meets both of the following conditions:

(a) The existing unit exceeds 2,000 occupied square feet or contains more than 3 bedrooms; and

(b) At least one of the resulting units is no less than 2 bedrooms and 1,250 square feet in size. (Added by Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; amended by Ord. 25-11, File No. 101464, App. 2/24/2011; Ord. 205-17, File No. 170418, App. 11/3/2017, Eff. 12/3/2017)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Section header and undesignated introductory paragraph amended; Ord. 205-17, Eff. 12/3/2017.

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