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Board approves end to citywide minimum parking requirements after heated debate
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 6-4 to eliminate minimum off-street parking requirements citywide on first reading, a change supporters said modernizes land-use rules and critics warned could harm transit‑poor neighborhoods.
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted 6-4 on Dec. 4 to pass on first reading an ordinance that eliminates minimum off‑street parking requirements citywide.
Proponents framed the change as an incremental policy aligning San Francisco with cities that have removed parking minimums, freeing developers from automatic parking mandates and lowering housing costs. “San Francisco has the opportunity to be the first major, American city to remove minimum parking requirements,” Supervisor Kim told colleagues, adding the measure “in no way removes the option of the developer building parking.”
The measure drew sharp…
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