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Board amends right-of-way fee and narrows advertising restrictions to protect bike‑share funding option
Summary
The Board approved an amendment to create a public right‑of‑way occupancy assessment for driveway modifications and added language to advertising limits to avoid blocking possible ad‑funded bike‑share programs; the driveway fee language includes a directive to prioritize ADA curb ramps when funds are collected.
The Board advanced an ordinance to establish an annual public right‑of‑way occupancy assessment for portions of automobile driveways requiring modification to the public right‑of‑way, and members approved an amendment specifying how revenue from the fee should be used.
Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, the item sponsor, told the Board the measure had been continued from October to allow stakeholder input and reported support from Walk SF, Senior Action Network, Livable City, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and others. McGoldrick offered an amendment to add an explicit direction on use of the funds: "funds collected through this program shall be used for a variety of street improvements within the department's jurisdiction, including but not limited to Americans with Disabilities Act improvements such as curb ramps," he said.
The Board took the amendment without objection and voted on the item as amended. During roll call the Clerk recorded the result (item passed on first reading per the Clerk's announcement).
Separately during the session on general advertising sign limits, supervisors and the city attorney revised contract language to address concerns from the bicycle coalition about a transit‑shelter advertising contract that might affect a future city bike‑share program. The city attorney proposed inserting language clarifying that the ordinance’s limitations would apply to contracts and successor contracts as negotiated under provisions in effect as of January 1, 2008; that change passed on a roll call (10 ayes, 1 no on the amendment as recorded in the Clerk’s roll call).
Why it matters: The driveway assessment provides a new local fee tied to right‑of‑way modifications with a stated priority for ADA improvements; the advertising amendment preserves the city’s flexibility to consider ad‑supported bike sharing and clarified how earlier contracts and successor contracts are treated under the new limits on general advertising.
