3 Balmy St, San Francisco CA

What are the local zoning regulations for 3 Balmy St ?

NCT-24TH-MISSION (24TH-MISSION NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TRANSIT)

In NCT-24th Mission districts, housing development in new buildings is encouraged on floors above the ground story. Existing housing is protected by restrictions on demolitions and upper-story conversions.

The number of residential units in the NCT-24th Mission district is unlimited. Density is controlled by the allowed height and bulk, along with the required setbacks, exposure, and open space for each parcel.

Dwelling Unit: A room or suite of two or more rooms that is designed for, or is occupied by, one family doing its own cooking therein and having only one kitchen.

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU): Also known as a Secondary Unit or In-Law Unit. It is accessory to at least one other Dwelling Unit on the same lot. A detached ADU should not share structural walls with the primary structure on the lot.

Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU): JADU is a secondary living space within a single-family home, limited to 500 square feet. It must have its own entrance, an efficiency kitchen, and can either share or have separate sanitation facilities. The property owner must live on-site unless a government agency, land trust, or housing organization owns the unit.

This district is located in the Inner Mission District, which is a mixed-use area serving both the immediate neighborhood and a wider trade area. The district features Latin American restaurants, grocery stores, and bakeries, with most businesses active during the day and bars and restaurants bustling in the evening. The controls aim to encourage new development in line with the existing scale and character, promoting small-scale buildings, neighborhood-serving uses, and residential units above ground-story commercial spaces. Specific measures are implemented to preserve the unique mix of convenience and specialty commercial uses, maintain continuous retail frontage, and discourage new bars. Housing development is encouraged above the ground story, with protections for existing housing units and no requirement for accessory parking.

The primary use of the Neighborhood Commercial Transit - 24th Street – Missionzone is mixed-use. The Permitted uses listed below show that additional land uses may be allowed in this zone.

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

Permitted Non-Residential Uses: Agriculture (neighborhood), movie theater, child care facility, residential care facility, gym, massage establishment, health services, personal services, retail professional services, design professional, and trade office.

What is the maximum height for 3 Balmy St ?

55-X

The height of a dwelling cannot exceed 55 feet.

To support taller ground floor ceilings for commercial and active uses, improve light and air in ground-level spaces, allow slightly elevated walk-up residential units for better privacy and front stoop usability, and enhance building frontages along public streets, an extra 5 feet of height is permitted along major streets.

Building height is measured from the centerline of the building. If the building steps laterally along a street, separate measurements are taken from the centerline of each step. For flat roofs, height is measured to the highest point of the finished roof, while for pitched or stepped roofs, it is measured to the average height of the rise.

What are the ADU regulations for 3 Balmy 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 ADUs

What neighborhood is 3 Balmy 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.