San Francisco Planning Code Art. 7 Neighborhood Commercial Districts
San Francisco Planning Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco
Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code Article 7 · Text as of 2026-09-23
| Sec. | 701. | Neighborhood Commercial District Provisions. |
|---|---|---|
| Sec. | 701.1. | Purpose of Article 7. |
| Sec. | 701.2. | Report to the Board of Supervisors. |
| Sec. | 702. | Classes of Neighborhood Commercial Districts. |
| Sec. | 703. | Neighborhood Commercial District Requirements. |
| Sec. | 703.4. | Conditional Use Authorization for Formula Retail Uses. |
| Sec. | 710. | NC-1 – Neighborhood Commercial Cluster District. |
| Sec. | 711. | NC-2 – Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 712. | NC-3 – Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 713. | NC-S – Neighborhood Commercial Shopping Center District. |
| Sec. | 714. | Broadway Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 715. | Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 716. | Inner Clement Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 717. | Outer Clement Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 718. | Upper Fillmore Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 719. | Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 720. | Excelsior Outer Mission Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 721. | Japantown Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 722. | North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 723. | Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 724. | Sacramento Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 725. | Union Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 726. | Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 727. | Lakeside Village Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 728. | 24th Street – Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 729. | West Portal Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 730. | Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District |
| Sec. | 731. | Noriega Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 732. | Irving Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 733. | Taraval Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 734. | Judah Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 735. | Inner Balboa Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 736. | Outer Balboa Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 737. | Bayview Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 738. | Cortland Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 739. | Geary Boulevard Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. | 740. | Mission Bernal Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. 741. | San Bruno Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District. |
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| Sec. 742. | Cole Valley Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. 743. | Lower Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. 744. | Lower Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. 745. | Inner Taraval Street Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. 746. | Leland Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District. |
| Sec. 750. | NCT-1 – Neighborhood Commercial Transit Cluster District. |
| Sec. 751. | NCT-2 – Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 752. | NCT-3 – Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 753. | SoMa Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 754. | Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 755. | Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 756. | Glen Park Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 757. | Folsom Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 758. | Regional Commercial District. |
| Sec. 759. | Divisadero Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 760. | Fillmore Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 761. | Hayes-Gough Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 762. | Valencia Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 763. | 24th Street – Mission Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 764. | Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. |
| Sec. 780. | Neighborhood Commercial Special Use Districts. |
| Sec. 780.1. | Lakeshore Plaza Special Use District. |
| Sec. 780.2. | Bayshore-Hester Special Use District. |
| Sec. 780.4. | Mission-Harrington Special Use District. |
| Sec. 781. | Neighborhood Commercial Restricted Use Subdistricts. |
| Sec. 781.1. | Taraval Street Restaurant Subdistrict. |
| Sec. 781.4. | Geary Boulevard Formula Retail Pet Supply Store and Formula Retail Eating and Drinking Subdistrict. |
| Sec. 781.6. | North Beach Financial Service, Limited Financial Service, and Business or Professional Service Subdistrict. |
| Sec. 781.7. | Chestnut Street Financial Service Subdistrict. |
| Sec. 781.8. | Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use Subdistrict. |
| Sec. 781.9. | Haight Street Alcohol Restricted Use Subdistrict. |
| Sec. 781.10. | 17th and Rhode Island Street Grocery Store Special Use Subdistrict. |
| Sec. 782. | Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District. |
| Sec. 784. | Lower Haight Street Alcohol Restricted Use District. |
| Sec. 786. | Third Street Formula Retail Restricted Use District. |
| Sec. 787. | 1800 Market Street Community Center Project Special Use District. |
SEC. 701. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT PROVISIONS.
This Article is adopted specifically for Neighborhood Commercial Districts (NCDs), as shown on the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco. The provisions set forth or referenced in Article 7 shall apply to any use, property, structure, or development which is located in a Neighborhood Commercial District, unless otherwise provided for within this Code. In the event of conflict between provisions of Article 7 and other provisions of this Code, the provisions of Article 7 shall prevail.
(Added by Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; amended by Ord. 13-26, File No. 251099, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026) AMENDMENT HISTORY Section amended; Ord. 13-26, Eff. 3/16/2026.
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