Supes delay limiting parking for new buildings downtown
From today’s Chronicle, “The board voted 7-4 for the amended parking measure, moving back the date the limits would take effect from March 1 to June 1. The ordinance, which comes up for a second vote next week before being sent to the mayor for his signature, would require most off-street parking to be built below ground and would allow for no more than three parking spaces for every four units of new housing built in downtown.”
What’s interesting, however, about today’s article, is that it points out something I hadn’t heard till today.
“Developers have objected, saying the law would make it harder to finance needed residential development and would create more competition for already tough-to-find street parking. Developers also have pointed out that a provision that would eliminate new driveway “curb cuts” for garages could have the unintended effect of thwarting all garage construction because curbs couldn’t be altered to allow motorists to enter and exit.”
But they continue by saying, “Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, who sponsored the legislation, hinted that changes could be coming in the next few days to address the garage access issue.”
Let’s hope so. This would eliminate the ability of existing property owners to add garages to their properties, no matter how feasible… Even though there are very few small buildings in the C-3 district, this seems like a frivolous add-on to the legislation.
“Supervisors Michela Alioto-Pier, Bevan Dufty, Sean Elsbernd and Fiona Ma voted no on the ordinance.”
