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Commission backs parcel delivery conditional‑use ordinance with recommended refinements
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to support a citywide requirement that parcel delivery facilities obtain conditional use authorization, while asking the supervisor and staff to refine criteria for small sites, electrification, idling/signage enforcement, and to pursue a citywide economic study as a basis for project‑level conditions.
The Planning Commission on Feb. 8 recommended approval of legislation introduced by Supervisor Connie Chan to require conditional‑use authorization (CUA) for parcel delivery service facilities citywide, concluding with a unanimous, negotiated motion that asks the supervisor and planning staff to refine implementation details.
Supervisor Chan described the ordinance as a permanent, citywide successor to interim zoning controls scheduled to expire March 8. Her office asked the commission to retain additional conditional‑use criteria in the code that would allow explicit review of traffic, vehicle‑miles‑traveled, greenhouse‑gas impacts, employment and fiscal effects, and electrification and idling controls for high‑intensity parcel facilities.
Planning staff recommended approval with modifications: they suggested removing the additional criteria…
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