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Planning Commission backs staff changes to fleet‑charging rules with PDR protections and fee study
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission approved staff‑recommended amendments to a recently adopted EV charging ordinance, keeping principal permissions for fleet charging while removing two proposed conditional‑use criteria and directing further study on fees, PDR replacements and geographic equity. Vote was 4–3.
The San Francisco Planning Commission approved staff‑recommended changes to proposed amendments affecting fleet electric‑vehicle charging on Nov. 10, endorsing a compromise meant to permit fleet charging while guarding against displacement of industrial (PDR) land and transit impacts.
Staff said the changes — advanced by Planning Department staff after Supervisor Aaron Peskin’s proposed amendments — remove two conditional‑use criteria that would effectively bar fleet charging in certain congested or transit‑rich areas, while retaining other measures to limit street conflicts and protect PDR jobs. “We agree the city should avoid induced demand for low‑occupancy vehicles,” a…
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