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3420 Cesar Chavez St, San Francisco, CA

What are the local zoning regulations for 3420 Cesar Chavez St ?

NCT-MISSION (MISSION STREET NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TRANSIT)

The Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District is located near the center of San Francisco in the Mission District. It lies along Mission Street between 15th and Cesar Chavez Streets, and includes adjacent portions of 17th Street, 21st Street, 22nd Street, and Cesar Chavez Street.

This District has a mixed pattern of larger and smaller lots and businesses, as well as a sizable number of upper-story residential units. Controls are designed to permit moderate-scale buildings and uses, protecting rear yards above the ground story and at residential levels. New neighborhood-serving commercial development is encouraged mainly at the ground story. Ground story uses are required to include active commercial uses with storefronts facing the street.

Housing density is not controlled by the size of the lot but by requirements to supply a high percentage of larger units and by physical envelope controls. Existing residential units are protected by prohibitions on upper-story conversions and limitations on demolitions, mergers, and subdivisions.

The Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District aims to protect and improve the current aesthetics, including storefront configuration, size, signage, and artwork, as well as other defining features of the built environment. It recognizes and preserves the historical contributions of Legacy Businesses to the District's identity. The district actively involves the community in development matters through extensive outreach, engaging stakeholders and neighborhood groups, and responding to community input. Furthermore, it focuses on maintaining and promoting local businesses and institutions to boost economic and workforce opportunities for residents. Through collaboration with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the district seeks to engage with the City's workforce system, providing employment opportunities, career training, and establishing formal partnerships to address both business and community workforce needs.

Permitted Residential Uses: ADU, intermediate length occupancy, single room occupancy, student housing, residential uses, dwelling units, senior housing, and group housing and homeless shelters.

Permitted Non-Residential Uses: Agriculture (neighborhood), arts activities, entertainment, general, institutional uses, child care facility, community facility.

What is the maximum height for 3420 Cesar Chavez St ?

55-X

Height of a dwelling cannot exceed 55 feet.

In order to encourage generous ground floor ceiling heights for commercial and other active uses, encourage additional light and air into ground floor spaces, allow for walk-up ground floor residential uses to be raised slightly from sidewalk level for privacy and usability of front stoops, and create better building frontage on the public street, up to an additional 5' of height is allowed along major streets.

How to measure height in San Francisco?

A point shall be taken at the centerline of the building or, where the building steps laterally in relation to a street that is the basis for height measurement, separate points shall be taken at the centerline of each building step. The upper point to which such measurement shall be taken shall be the highest point on the finished roof in the case of a flat roof, and the average height of the rise in the case of a pitched or stepped roof.

What are the ADU regulations for 3420 Cesar Chavez St ?

ADU eligible

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), also called secondary units, in-law units, or cottages, are units added to existing and new residential buildings. Adding an ADU to your property can provide several benefits, such as providing housing for family members, simplifying your lifestyle, and increased financial flexibility.Learn more about building ADU in this article

What neighborhood is 3420 Cesar Chavez St located in?

Inner Mission, San Francisco

The Inner Mission, District 9c, is a Mission District microhood bounded on two sides by highway 101, Dolores Street (where it borders the Mission Dolores and Noe Valley neighborhoods), and Cesar Chavez Street, where it borders Bernal Heights.

Located near the center of the City, the Inner Mission is bikeable, walkable, and has great public transportation, including two BART stations, freeway access, and bus lines.

One reason the Inner Mission is cool is because it’s hot — compared to the rest of foggy San Francisco, that is. People also love the area because it’s at the apex of all that is happening in the tech economy and culturally, including a vibrant café culture, great nightlife, an eclectic mix of new developments and classic, older San Francisco architecture.