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Supervisors approve first reading of ordinance to regulate sidewalk utility cabinets, require outreach, artwork and graffiti removal
Summary
An ordinance passed its first reading to set permit standards for surface‑mounted utility cabinets on sidewalks, requiring early neighborhood outreach, options for murals, landscaping, rapid graffiti removal and bonds to ensure maintenance.
The Board of Supervisors passed on first reading an ordinance establishing requirements for surface‑mounted utility facilities on public sidewalks, including new permit processes, outreach requirements, options for community murals, and enforcement tools for graffiti and maintenance.
Supervisor Scott Wiener, the bill’s lead sponsor, said the ordinance seeks to bring clarity to a process that residents described at a January hearing as “nebulous and confusing” and that has produced hundreds of installation…
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