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Article 7 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS›SEC. 701. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT PROVISIONS.

SEC. 701.1. PURPOSE OF ARTICLE 7.

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

This Article is intended to provide a comprehensive and flexible zoning system for Neighborhood Commercial Districts which is consistent with the objectives and policies set forth in the San Francisco General Plan. More specifically, the purposes of this Article are:

(a) To provide in one article a complete listing of or cross-reference to all of the zoning categories, control provisions, and review procedures which are applicable to properties or uses in Neighborhood Commercial Districts.

(b) To establish a zoning system which will accommodate all classes of Neighborhood Commercial Districts including general districts for citywide area groupings and individual districts which are tailored to the unique characteristics of specific areas.

(c) To provide zoning control categories which embrace the full range of land use issues in all Neighborhood Commercial Districts, in order that controls can be applied individually to each district class to address particular land use concerns in that district.

(Added by Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; amended by Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Undesignated introductory paragraph and division (a) amended; Ord. 129-17, Eff. 7/30/2017.

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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
  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
    Overview
    1. ▸ SEC. 701. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT PROVISIONS.
      Overview
      1. SEC. 701.1. PURPOSE OF ARTICLE 7.
      2. SEC. 701.2. REPORT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
      3. SEC. 701.3. [REPEALED.]
    2. SEC. 702. CLASSES OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.
    3. SEC. 703. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS.
    4. SEC. 780. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL SPECIAL USE DISTRICTS.
    5. SEC. 781. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL RESTRICTED USE SUBDISTRICTS.
  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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