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Article 7 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS›SEC. 703. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 703.4. CONDITIONAL USE AUTHORIZATION FOR FORMULA RETAIL USES.

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

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(a) This Section 703.4 shall be known as the Small Business Protection Act.

(b) Except for those zoning districts where Formula Retail uses are not permitted as set forth in Section 303.1(f), establishment of a Formula Retail use, as defined in Section 303.1, in any Neighborhood Commercial District, as identified in Article 7, shall require Conditional Use authorization pursuant to the criteria of Sections 303(c) and 303.1 and be subject to the terms of Sections 303.1(g) and (h).

(c) Nothing herein shall preclude the Board of Supervisors from adopting more restrictive provisions for Conditional Use authorization of Formula Retail use or prohibiting Formula Retail use in any Neighborhood Commercial District.

(Added by Proposition G, 11/7/2006; amended by Ord. 235-14, File No. 140844, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Division (b) amended; Ord. 235-14, Eff. 12/26/2014. Section amended; Ord. 129-17, Eff. 7/30/2017.

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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.
    2. SEC. 702. CLASSES OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.
    3. ▸ SEC. 703. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS.
      Overview
      1. SEC. 703.1. [REPEALED.]
      2. SEC. 703.2. [REDESIGNATED.]
      3. SEC. 703.3. [REPEALED.]
      4. SEC. 703.4. CONDITIONAL USE AUTHORIZATION FOR FORMULA RETAIL U…
      5. SEC. 703.5. [REPEALED.]
      6. SEC. 703.9. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS WITHIN THE FOLS…
    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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