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Council introduces Title 17 amendment to allow public-safety features on city projects, clearing way for parking-structure netting
Summary
Council introduced an ordinance amending Title 17 to clarify the applicability of city zoning and to exempt certain public-safety features on city projects — such as overhead safety netting on parking structures — from otherwise applicable zoning restrictions; the measure passed unanimously on first reading.
The City Council on Oct. 21 introduced an ordinance to amend Title 17 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code to clarify how zoning regulations apply to public projects and to exempt specified "public safety features" from otherwise applicable zoning limitations for city-owned projects.
Why it matters: City staff said a narrow change is needed because some safety elements the city must add to its own facilities — for example, safety netting above parking-structure tops to prevent falls or to deter unsafe…
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