Supervisors introduce contractor construction-parking plan ordinance to reduce neighborhood impacts

Supervisors Norman Yee? (transcript uses surnames) — actually Supervisor Cohen and Supervisor Farrell introduced a measure requiring contractors to submit construction parking plans before receiving multiple on-street parking permits for extended projects.

The legislation requires a construction parking plan for any temporary street occupancy permit that requests more than one parking space for three or more months. Plans must include the number of spaces requested and rationale; anticipated average daily employees at the site; project timeline and phasing; a mid-project update to the department; consideration of carpooling or off-site garage parking; and a proposal to make unused permitted on-street spaces available to the public by 4 p.m.

"This legislation requires contractors to begin to think strategically about what parking they really need," Supervisor Cohen said, noting neighborhood concerns in Southeast San Francisco where construction is intense. Supervisor Farrell said the ordinance will improve transparency and allow residents to better hold contractors accountable.

The measure was introduced for committee review; supervisors thanked DPW and SFMTA for consultation. The text requires the construction parking plan as a prerequisite to receiving on-street parking permits and includes enforcement language for returning unused spaces to public use by late afternoon.

Ending: The ordinance was introduced and will be considered in committee; no board roll-call vote was recorded at introduction.