*Estimate based on zoning regulations from Municipal Code and property data from County Assessor.
Other currently used as a Commercial. Property is on a lot of 5,218 sqft and has a conditioned area of 20,880 sqft. (Source: County Assessor's Office)
In CVR districts, existing housing is protected through restrictions on demolitions and upper-story conversions.
The number of residential units in the CVR district is calculated based on the size of the lot, but it cannot exceed 1 dwelling unit per lot.
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 along Grant Avenue from California to Jackson Streets, emphasizing preserving its current character and catering to visitors. The district accommodates businesses appealing to tourists, like gift shops and art goods stores, restricting certain uses to maintain continuous retail frontage. Special controls on entertainment, financial services, health services, and automotive uses are implemented to protect the area's historic character. The height limit allows for housing or institutional use above retail, with protections for existing residential units.
The primary use of the Chinatown - Visitor Retail zone is commercial. The Permitted uses listed below show that additional land uses may be allowed in this zone.
Permitted Residential Uses: ADU, single room occupancy, student housing, dwelling unit, group housing, homeless shelters, senior housing.
Permitted Non-Residential Uses: Open space, walk-up facility, agriculture (neighborhood), entertainment (general), entertainment (nighttime), movie theater, hospital, trade office, and wireless telecommunications services facility.
The height of a dwelling cannot exceed 50 feet.
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.
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
The Financial District is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, that serves as its main central business district and has 372,829 jobs according to us census tracts as of 2012-2016. It is home to the city's largest concentration of corporate headquarters, law firms, insurance companies, real estate firms, savings and loan banks, and other financial institutions. All six San Francisco Fortune 500 companies—McKesson, Wells Fargo, Gap, Charles Schwab, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, and Salesforce.com— are located in the district.
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