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Part II

San Francisco Planning Code § 908 Mission Bay High Density Residential District (mb-R-3)

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

Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 908 · Text as of 2026-09-23

The MB-R-3 Districts are on the periphery of the residential section of Mission Bay and provide a buffer between the lower and moderate density housing and the office and commercial-industrial development. These districts are to be developed with apartment complexes up to eight and ten stories in height with perimeter housing units with street level entries screening two levels of parking. Common open space is expected to be located on the parking podium. TABLES 906, 907, 908

MISSION BAY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

(MB-R-1, MB-R-2 and MB-R-3) CONTROL TABLES

No. Zoning Category § References § 906
MB-R-1
§ 907
MB-R-2
§ 908
MB-R-3
Controls
No. Zoning Category § References § 906
MB-R-1
§ 907
MB-R-2
§ 908
MB-R-3
Controls
BUILDING S TANDARDS
.10 Height §§ 930 - 933, 940 max. 45’
See text
max. 45’
See text
Varies from
95’ to 110’.
See Height
Map & Text
.11 Bulk § 940 See text
.12 Density § 920 Varies. See Table 920
.13 Lot Coverage § 950 75% at most residential levels
.14 Separation of
Buildings
§ 950 Varies. See Table 950
.15 Setbacks at Building
Bases
§ 941 R R R
.16 Modulation of
BuildingFronts
§ 940 R R R
.17 Projections § 942 P P P
.18 RooftopFeatures § 943 R R R
.19 Orientation of Units to
Open Area
§ 952 R R R
.20 Usable Open Space
[Per dwelling unit]
§ 951 Varies according to bld
See Table 951
g. type.
.21 Off-Street Parking § 960(a) Generally1 space d.u.
.22 Street Tree § 956 R R R
USES
.30 DwellingUnit § 102.7 P P P
.31 GroupHousing § 209.2(a)(b)(c) P P P
.32 Family Day Care § 996.1a P P P
.33
.34
Residential Care
Facility
small
large
§ 209.3(b)
§ 209.3(c)
P
C
P
C
P
C
.35 Child Care Facility § 209.3(e) P P P
.36 small
large
§ 209.3(f) C C C
.37 Religious Institutions § 209.3(j) C C C
.38 Community Facilities* § 209.4 P P
.39 Open Recreation and
Horticultural
§ 209.5(b) P P
.40 Public Facilities and
Utilities*
§ 209.6 P P
.41 Vehicle Storage and
Access
§ 209.7 C C
.42 Small Scale
Convenience Retail
§§ 996(b)(9), 921,
960(a), 972(a)5
P P P
.43 Public Transportation
Facility**
§ 996(b)(12) P P P
.44
* As more par
Internet Services
Exchange
ticularly identified and described
§ 209.6(c)
in the Mission Bay Pla
n. C C

** Permitted only along and in the vicinity of Sixteenth Street and China Basin Street if the freight tracks providing rail service to Piers 48, 50 and 80 are relocated as more particularly described in Chapter 4 of the Mission Bay Plan.

(Added by Ord. 63-91, App. 2/27/91; amended by Ord. 77-02, File No. 011448, App. 5/24/2002)

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