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853 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA

What are the local zoning regulations for 853 Harrison St ?

SALI (SERVICE/ARTS/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL)

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.

The Service/Arts/Light Industrial (SALI) District features low-scale structures primarily dedicated to production, distribution, and repair activities. Its purpose is to safeguard and support the growth of general commercial, manufacturing, home and business services, and light manufacturing, with a particular focus on preserving and expanding arts activities.

Permitted Residential Uses: None

Permitted Non-Residential Uses: Open air sales, outdoor activity area, walk-up facility, agricultural uses, automotive uses, automobile sale or rental, entertainment, arts and recreation uses, light manufacturing, institutional uses, medical cannabis dispensary, retail sales and service uses, animal hospital, cat boarding, kennel, mortuary, trade shop, non-retail sales and service, as well as utility and infrastructure uses.

What is the maximum height for 853 Harrison St ?

30-X

Height of a dwelling cannot exceed a 30 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 in NCT and specific areas in NC-1, NC-2 and NC-3 districts, for buildings that feature either higher ground floor ceilings for non-residential uses or ground floor residential units (that have direct walk-up access from the sidewalk) raised up from sidewalk level.

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 853 Harrison 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 853 Harrison St located in?

Yerba Buena, San Francisco

Yerba Buena was the original name of the settlement that later became San Francisco, California. Located near the northeastern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, between the Presidio of San Francisco and the Mission San Francisco de Asís, it was originally intended as a trading post for ships visiting San Francisco Bay. The settlement was arranged in the Spanish style around a plaza that remains as the present day Portsmouth Square.