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Article 7 — NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS›SEC. 781. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL RESTRICTED USE SUBDISTRICTS.

SEC. 781.4. GEARY BOULEVARD FORMULA RETAIL PET SUPPLY STORE AND FORMULA RETAIL EATING…

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

(a) Purpose. In order to preserve the mix and variety of goods and services provided to the Richmond neighborhood and City residents and prevent further proliferation of formula retail pet supply stores and eating and drinking uses, and prevent further aggravation of parking and traffic congestion in this district, there shall be a Geary Boulevard Formula Retail Pet Supply Store and Formula Retail Eating and Drinking Subdistrict, generally applicable for the NC-3-zoned portion of Geary Boulevard between 14th and 28th Avenues, as designated on Sectional Maps 3SU and 4SU of the Zoning Map .

(b) Controls. The following provisions shall apply within such Subdistrict:

(1) A Retail Use that is a pet supply store and also a Formula Retail use, as defined in Section 303.1 of this Code, shall not be permitted in this Subdistrict. For purposes of this section, a “pet supply store” shall be defined as a Retail Use which devotes more than 50% of its Occupied Floor Area to pet food, toys, apparatus, and similar pet items for sale.

(2) An Eating and Drinking use that is also a Formula Retail use shall not be permitted in this Subdistrict.

(3) The provisions of Sections 180 through 186.1 of this Code shall govern Formula Retail pet supply stores and eating and drinking uses which existed lawfully at the effective date of this Code in this Subdistrict.

(Added by Ord. 69-87, App. 3/13/87; amended by Ord. 445-87, App. 11/12/87; Ord. 170-11, File No. 110592, App. 8/8/2011, Eff. 9/7/2011; 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

Section header and section amended; Ord. 170-11, Eff. 9/7/2011. References amended in [former] division (a); Ord. 235-14, Eff. 12/26/2014. Undesignated introductory paragraph designated as divisions (a) and (b) and amended; former division (a) redesignated as divisions (b)(1) and (b)(2) and amended; former division (b) redesignated as division (b)(3) and 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.
    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.
      Overview
      1. SEC. 781.1. TARAVAL STREET RESTAURANT SUBDISTRICT.
      2. SEC. 781.2. [REPEALED.]
      3. SEC. 781.3. [REPEALED.]
      4. SEC. 781.4. GEARY BOULEVARD FORMULA RETAIL PET SUPPLY STORE AN…
      5. SEC. 781.5. [REPEALED.]
      6. SEC. 781.6. NORTH BEACH FINANCIAL SERVICE, LIMITED FINANCIAL S…
      7. SEC. 781.7. CHESTNUT STREET FINANCIAL SERVICE SUBDISTRICT.
      8. SEC. 781.8. MISSION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SPECIAL USE SUBDISTRICT.
      9. SEC. 781.9. HAIGHT STREET ALCOHOL RESTRICTED USE SUBDISTRICT.
      10. SEC. 781.10. 17TH AND RHODE ISLAND STREET GROCERY STORE SPECIA…
  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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