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Planning Code Amendment to Permit Nighttime Entertainment Uses and Remove Buffer Restrictions in South of Market (SoMa)

  • When: 2025/05/06
  • Address: South of Market, San Francisco, CA
  • City: San Francisco
  • State: CA
  • Category: Zoning Code Modification
  • Subcategory: Definitions update
  • Asset Class: Commercial
  • Property Type: Hospitality
  • Planning Department: True

The ordinance amends the Planning Code to conditionally permit Nighttime Entertainment uses on properties fronting Brannan Street in the Service/Arts/Light Industrial (SALI) District and Folsom Street in the Mixed-Use Residential (MUR) District within San Francisco's South of Market (SoMa) area. It specifically exempts these properties from the existing 200-foot buffer restrictions near Residential Enclave (RED) or Residential Enclave-Mixed (RED-MX) Districts. The ordinance also includes clarifying revisions to existing buffer restrictions and affirms consistency with the California Environmental Quality Act, the General Plan, and the city's priority policies. The goal is to enhance the vitality of nightlife in SoMa, particularly outside the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District boundaries, by balancing buffer restrictions with the need to establish and enhance entertainment venues.

Source

City Representative - John Carroll