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Zoning official proposes tying parking variances to affordability; board seeks more data
Summary
Zoning Administrator Larry Badner briefed the Board of Appeals on a proposal to condition some parking variances on affordability (below‑market requirements), citing census and Bay Area analyses linking lower incomes with lower car ownership; commissioners and neighbors asked for clearer legal nexus, neighborhood‑level data and safeguards for existing tenants.
Zoning Administrator Larry Badner told the Board of Appeals he is exploring a new policy that would allow him to impose affordability conditions as part of some parking variances, arguing data show a clear link between household income and car ownership.
Badner said his memo and a supplemental chart (drawn from 2000 census data and a Bay Area calculation by the Nonprofit Housing Association of Northern California) suggest areas where households at 60–80% of median income have substantially lower car‑ownership rates, and that “as housing becomes more affordable, there is less parking demand.” He said a cited Bay Area estimate suggested about 1.3 parking spaces per unit at the 60%…
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