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 Article 8. MIXED USE DISTRICTS

  § 846. SALI - SERVICE/ARTS/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.  

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  • The Service/Arts/Light Industrial (SALI) District is largely comprised of low-scale buildings with production, distribution, and repair uses. The district is designed to protect and facilitate the expansion of existing general commercial, manufacturing, home and business service, and light manufacturing activities, with an emphasis on preserving and expanding arts activities. Nighttime Entertainment is permitted although limited by buffers around RED and RED-MX districts. Residential Uses, Offices, Hotels, and Adult Entertainment uses are not permitted, except that certain Affordable Housing Projects are permitted within the district pursuant to Section 846.24 of this Code, and Accessory Dwelling Units are permitted within the district pursuant to subsection 207(c)(4) of this Code.
    Table 846
    SALI – SERVICE/ARTS/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT ZONING CONTROL TABLE
    No.
    Zoning Category
    § References
    SALI District Controls
    BUILDING AND SITING STANDARDS
    846.01
    Height Limit
    See Zoning Map, §§ 260- 261.1
    As shown on Sectional Maps 1 and 7 of the Zoning Map
    Height sculpting required on narrow streets, § 261.1
    846.02
    Bulk Limit
    See Zoning Map, §§ 270, 270.1, 270.2
    As shown on Sectional Maps 1 and 7 of the Zoning Map
    Mid-block alleys required, § 270.2
    846.03
    Non-residential density limit
    §§ 102.9, 123, 124, 127
    Generally contingent upon permitted height, per Section 124
    846.04
    Setbacks
    §§ 136, 136.2, 145.1
    Generally not required
    846.05
    Awnings and Canopies
    §§ 136, 136.1, 136.2
    P
    846.06
    Parking and Loading Access: Prohibition
    § 155(r)
    No curb cuts permitted on corner lots onto alleys, as defined in the Western SoMa Community Plan, containing RED or RED-MX Districts
    846.07
    Parking and Loading Access: Siting and Dimensions
    Requirements apply
    846.09
    Residential to non-residential ratio
    § 803.9(a)
    None
    846.10
    Off-Street Parking, Non-Residential
    None required. Limits set forth in Section 151.1
    846.12
    Usable Open Space for Non-Residential
    Required; amount varies based on use; may also pay in-lieu fee
    846.13
    Outdoor Activity Area
    P if located in front;
    C if located elsewhere
    § 145.2
    846.14
    General Advertising Sign
    §§ 607.2(b) & (e), 611
    NP
    846.15
    Hours of Operation
    P 6 a.m.-2 a.m.
    C 2 a.m.-6 a.m.
    Residential Uses
    846.20
    Dwelling Units
    §§ 102.7 , 846.24
    NP, except pursuant to § 846.24
    846.21
    Group Housing
    §§ 890.88(b) , 846.24
    NP, except pursuant to § 846.24
    846.22
    SRO Units
    §§ 823, 890.88(c) , 846.24
    NP, except pursuant to § 846.24
    846.23
    Student Housing
    § 102.36
    NP
    844.23b
    Homeless Shelters
    §§ 102, 890.88(d)
    C#
    846.24
    Affordable Housing Project
    § 803.8
    P# (pursuant to Specific Provisions for SALI Districts)
    846.25
    Dwelling Unit Density Limit
    §§ 124, 207.5, 208
    No density limit #
    846.26
    Dwelling Unit Mix
    Not applicable
    846.27
    Residential Demolition, Division or Conversion
    § 317
    C
    Institutions
    846.30
    Hospital, Medical Centers
    NP
    846.31
    Residential Care
    § 890.50(e)
    NP
    846.32
    Educational Services
    §§ 823, 890.50(c)
    NP
    846.33
    Religious Facility
    § 890.50(d)
    C
    846.34
    Assembly and Social Service
    § 890.50(a)
    P
    846.35
    Child Care Facility
    § 102
    P
    846.36
    Medical Cannabis Dispensary
    §§ 102, 202.2(e),890.133
    C in the Central SoMa SUD; P # elsewhere
    Vehicle Parking
    846.40
    Automobile Parking Lot
    C; subject to criteria of Sec. 303
    846.41
    Automobile Parking Garage
    C; subject to criteria of Sec. 303
    Retail Sales and Services
    846.45
    All Retail Sales and Services which are not listed below
    P up to 10,000 gsf per lot;
    C up to 25,000 gsf;
    NP above
    846.46
    Formula Retail
    C up to 25,000 gsf per lot;
    NP above
    846.47
    Ambulance Service
    C up to 10,000 gsf per lot;
    NP above
    846.48
    Self-Storage
    § 890.54(d)
    NP
    846.49
    Tourist Hotel
    NP
    846.52
    Cannabis Retail
    §§ 102, 202.2(a), 890.125
    C in the Central SoMa SUD; P # elsewhere
    Assembly, Recreation, Arts and Entertainment
    846.55
    Arts Activity
    § 102.2
    P
    846.56
    Nighttime Entertainment
    §§ 102.17, 181(f), 803.5(b), 823
    P
    846.57
    Adult Entertainment
    NP
    846.58
    Amusement Arcade
    C
    846.59
    Massage Establishment
    C
    846.60
    Movie Theater
    P, up to three screens
    846.61
    Pool Hall not falling within Category 890.50(a)
    § 221(f)
    C
    846.62
    Recreation Building or Facility
    §§ 221(e), 823, 890.81
    P
    Office
    846.65
    Office Uses in Historic Buildings
    §§ 803.9(b), 890.70
    NP
    846.65b
    Office Uses Related to the Hall of Justice
    §§ 803.9(e), 822
    P in Special Use District, pursuant to § 803.9(e)
    846.66
    All Other Office Uses
    NP
    846.67
    Live/Work Units
    § 233
    NP
    Motor Vehicle Services
    846.70
    Vehicle Storage - Open Lot
    NP
    846.71
    Vehicle Storage - Enclosed Lot or Structure
    §§ 303 , 890.132
    C; subject to criteria of Sec. 303
    846.72
    Motor Vehicle Service Station, Automotive Wash
    P
    846.73
    Motor Vehicle Repair
    P
    846.74
    Automobile Tow Service
    P
    846.75
    Non-Auto Vehicle Sales or Rental
    P
    Industrial, Home, and Business Service
    846.78
    Wholesale Sales
    § 890.54(b)
    P
    846.79
    Light Manufacturing
    § 890.54(a)
    P
    846.80
    Trade Shop
    P
    846.81
    Catering Service
    P
    846.82
    Business Goods and Equipment Repair Service
    P
    846.83
    Business Service
    P
    846.84
    Commercial Storage
    § 890.54(c)
    P
    846.85
    Laboratory, life science
    §890.53(a)
    NP
    846.86
    Laboratory, not including life science laboratory
    §§ 890.52, 890.53(a)
    P except subsection e of 890.52
    846.87
    Industrial Agriculture
    § 102
    P
    Other Uses
    846.90
    Mortuary Establishment
    § 227(c)
    P
    846.91
    Animal Services
    § 224, 823
    P
    846.92
    Public Use, except Public Transportation Facility and Internet Service Exchange
    §§ 209.6(c), 890.80
    P
    846.94
    Internet Services Exchange
    § 209.6(c)
    P
    846.95
    Public Transportation Facilities
    P
    846.96
    Open Air Sales
    §§ 803.9(d), 890.38
    P up to 10,000 gsf per lot;
    C up to 25,000 gsf;
    NP above
    846.97a
    Open Recreation
    §§ 209.5(a), 209.5(b)
    P
    846.97b
    Neighborhood Agriculture
    § 102
    P
    846.97c
    Large-Scale Urban Agriculture
    § 102
    NP
    846.98
    Walk-up Facility, including Automated Bank Teller Machine
    P
    846.99
    Wireless Telecommunications Services Facility
    § 102
    C; P if the facility is a Micro WTS Facility
    SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR SALI DISTRICTS
    Article Code Section
    Other Code
    Section
    Zoning Controls
    § 846.23b
    § 890.88(d)
    § 102
    During a declared shelter crisis, Homeless Shelters that satisfy the provisions of California Government Code Section 8698.4(a)(1) shall be P, principally permitted and may be permanent.
    Otherwise, Homeless Shelter uses are permitted only with Conditional Use authorization and only if each such use (a) would operate for no more than four years, and (b) would be owned or leased by, operated by, and/or under the management or day-to-day control of the City and County of San Francisco. If such a use is to be located within a building or structure, the building or structure must be either (a) preexisting, having been completed and previously occupied by a use other than a Homeless Shelter, or (b) temporary. Other than qualifying Homeless Shelters constructed during a declared shelter crisis, construction of a permanent structure or building to be used as a Homeless Shelter is not permitted.
    § 803.8
    § 846.24
    AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
    Boundaries: Within the boundaries of SALI Districts.
    Controls:
    “Affordable Housing Project” shall mean a project consisting of Low-Income Affordable Housing Dwelling Units, SRO Units, or Group Housing as defined in Section 803.8(a) of this Code. Affordable Housing Projects may also include principally permitted non-residential uses on the ground floor, and a non-residential use that is accessory to and supportive of the Low-Income Affordable Housing Dwelling Units, SRO Units, or Group Housing.
    Affordable Housing Projects are principally permitted in this District:
    (1) On any undeveloped parcel containing no existing buildings, as of the effective date of the ordinance enacting Section 846.24, in Board File No. ______; or
    (2) On any parcel that contains only a surface parking lot and no existing buildings, except buildings that are accessory to a surface parking lot use, such as a guard station or kiosk, whether or not said surface parking lot was established with the benefit of a permit; or
    (3) On any parcel over 15,000 square feet in size that contains a surface parking lot use, structures that are accessory to a surface parking lot use, such as those supporting General Advertising Signs, and a bulding that does not exceed 800 square feet in building area.
    Affordable Housing Projects shall be subject to the Use Standards applicable to Residential Uses in the RED-MX District listed in Table 847 of this Code, subject to any applicable exceptions or bonuses available under state law or this Code.
    Affordable Housing Projects shall be eligible for the 100 Percent Affordable Housing Bonus Program and shall be considered a permitted residential use in the SALI District, in order to meet the requirement set forth in Section 206.4(b)(2)(B) of this Code.
    § 846.25
    § 207(c)(4)
    ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
    Boundaries: Within the boundaries of the SALI Districts.
    Controls: An "Accessory Dwelling Unit," as defined in Section 102 and meeting the requirements of Section 207(c)(4) is permitted to be constructed within an existing building in areas that allow residential use or within an existing and authorized auxiliary structure on the same lot.
    § 846.36
    § 890.133
    Medical cannabis dispensaries in the SALI may only operate between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
    (Added by Ord. , File No. 130002, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; amended by Ord. , File No. 121162, App. 4/10/2013, Eff. 5/10/2013; Ord. , File No. 131205, App. 5/23/2014, Eff. 6/22/2014; Ord. , File No. 140844, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. , File No. 141210, App. 2/13/2015, Eff. 3/15/2015; Ord. , File No. 150871, App. 11/4/2015, Eff. 12/4/2015; Ord. , File No. 160657, App. 8/4/2016, Eff. 9/3/2016; Ord. , File No. 160477, App. 8/11/2016, Eff. 9/10/2016; Ord. , File No. 160960, App. 11/4/2016, Eff. 12/4/2016; Ord. , File No. 170206, App. 5/19/2017, Eff. 6/18/2017; Ord. , File No. 170693, App. 9/15/2017, Eff. 10/15/2017; Ord. , File No. 171041, App. 12/6/2017, Eff. 1/5/2018; Ord. , File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018; Ord. , File No. 180364, App. 10/5/2018, Eff. 11/5/2018; Ord. , File No. 180910, App. 11/20/2018, Eff. 12/21/2018; Ord. , File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019; Ord. , File No. 190047, App. 4/4/2019, Eff. 5/5/2019; Ord. , File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff. 5/25/2020)
    AMENDMENT HISTORY
    Zoning Control Table: 846.26 reference corrected; Ord. , Eff. 5/10/2013. Zoning Control Table: former category 846.88 deleted; Ord. , Eff. 6/22/2014. Zoning Control Table: 846.46 amended; Ord. , Eff. 12/26/2014. Zoning Control Table: 844.23b1 added; Ord. , Eff. 3/15/2015. Introductory material amended; Ord. , Eff. 12/4/2015. Introductory material amended; Zoning Control Table: 846.24 amended; Specific Provisions: 846.24 added; Ord. , Eff. 9/3/2016. Zoning Control Table: 846.92 amended; former category 846.93 deleted; 846.99 added; Ord. , Eff. 9/10/2016. Zoning Control Table, former category 844.23b renumbered as 846.23b and amended; Specific Provisions: 846.23b, 890.88(d) added; Ord. , Eff. 12/4/2016. Zoning Control Table: 846.10, 846.40, 846.41, and 846.71 amended; Ord. , Eff. 6/18/2017. Zoning Control Table: 846.35 amended; Ord. , Eff. 10/15/2017. Zoning Control Table: 846.87 amended; Ord. , Eff. 1/5/2018. Zoning Control Table: 846.87 amended; Ord. 229-17, Eff. 1/5/2018. Zoning Control Table: 846.97b and 846.97c amended; Ord. , Eff. 9/10/2018. Introductory material amended; Zoning Control Table: 846.20, 846.21, and 846.22 amended; former category 846.26 deleted; former categories 846.24 and 846.25 renumbered as 846.25 and 846.26; new category 846.24 added; Specific Provisions: 803.8, 846.24 added; former 846.24 renumbered as 846.25; Ord. , Eff. 11/5/2018. Amendments made by Ord. 224-18 restated; Specific Provisions: 803.8, 846.24 amended; Ord. , Eff. 12/21/2018. Zoning Control Table: 846.09, 846.36, 846.65b, 846.96, and 846.98 amended; category 846.52 added; Ord. , Eff. 1/12/2019. Specific Provisions: 846.23b, 890.88(d) amended; Ord. , Eff. 5/5/2019. Introductory material amended; Ord. , Eff. 5/25/2020.
    CODIFICATION NOTES
    1. So in Ord. . Number corrected by Ord. 213-16.
    2. So in Ord. .