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The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. Face refers to the areal (polygon) topological primitives that make up MTDB. A face is bounded by one or more edges; its boundary includes only the edges that separate it from other faces, not any interior edges contained within the area of the face. The Topological Faces Shapefile contains the attributes of each topological primitive face. Each face has a unique topological face identifier (TFID) value. Each face in the shapefile includes the key geographic area codes for all geographic areas for which the Census Bureau tabulates data for both the 2020 Census and the annual estimates and surveys. The geometries of each of these geographic areas can then be built by dissolving the face geometries on the appropriate key geographic area codes in the Topological Faces Shapefile.

Summary Geographic boundaries for the bay area counties

SUMMARY The Air Pollutant Exposure Zone (APEZ) map identifies areas in San Francisco where air modeling indicates higher levels of air pollution. This map is required to be updated every 5 years, as established in San Francisco Health Code article 38. The 2025 Air Pollutant Exposure Zone map is an update to the 2020 map. Additional information may be found at Air Quality Review | SF Planning.

HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED The 2025 APEZ update modeled areas of the city where: particulate matter (PM2.5) is greater than or equal to 9 µg/m3 or where the risk of cancer from air pollutants is greater than or equal to 100 in a million; in health vulnerable ZIP codes (94102, 94103, 94110, 94124, and 94134), where the risk of cancer from air pollutants is greater than or equal to 90 in a million; locations within 500 feet of freeways; or locations within 1,000 feet of roadways with a daily average of 100,000 vehicles. To learn more, visit San Francisco Citywide Health Risk Assessment: Technical Support Documentation, Air Pollutant Exposure Zone Handout and Air Pollutant Exposure Zone Story Map.

UPDATE PROCESS Updated every five years.

HOW TO USE THIS DATASET The City uses this dataset as follows. San Francisco Health Code article 38 requires new developments or major renovations within the APEZ with sensitive receptors, like housing or preschools, to include a ventilation system that sufficiently removes fine particulate matter (minimum efficiency reporting volume [MERV] 13 or equivalent filtration). In addition, Environment Code Chapter 25 requires public agencies implementing projects within the APEZ to use the cleanest construction equipment available. The City’s environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) uses the APEZ in its analysis to mandate the use of clean construction equipment, when applicable. To learn more, visit Air Quality Review | SF Planning.

The Zoning Districts are a component of the Zoning Map which in turn is a key component of the San Francisco Planning Code. More information can be found here: https://sfplanning.org/zoning