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Article 2 — USE DISTRICTS

San Francisco Planning Code § 211 P (public) Districts

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

Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 211 · Text as of 2026-09-23

(a) In addition to the use districts otherwise established by this Code, there shall also be in the City a Public Use District herein referred to as a "P District," to apply to land that is owned by a governmental agency and in some form of public use, including open space.

(b) The purpose of designating such land as a P District on the Zoning Map is to relate the Zoning Map to actual land use and to the General Plan with respect to such land. Any lot in a P District may be occupied by a principal use listed in Section 211.1, or by a conditional use listed in Section 211.2, subject to applicable regulations of this Code. Principal uses not identified under Sections 211.1 or 211.2 of this Code are not permitted in any P District.

(Amended as Sec. 234 by Ord. 443-78, App. 10/6/78; Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; Ord. 445-87, App. 11/12/87; Ord. 80-14 , File No. 140062, App. 6/13/2014, Eff. 7/13/2014; redesignated and amended by Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; amended by Ord. 188-15 , File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015) AMENDMENT HISTORY

Section amended; Ord. 80-14 , Eff. 7/13/2014. Section redesignated; division (b) amended; Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015. Division (b) amended; Ord. 188-15 , Eff. 12/4/2015.

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