Committee backs ban on parcel-delivery activity at fleet‑charging sites, forwards ordinance to full board

The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted Dec. 11 to recommend an ordinance that would bar parcel delivery activities — including unloading, sorting and reloading merchandise — at fleet‑charging locations in San Francisco.

Supervisor Connie Chan, the ordinance sponsor, told the committee the measure addresses the rapid expansion of e‑commerce and aims to protect small businesses and workers by clarifying that fleet charging is a distinct land use and other activities require planning approval. “This legislation came about in a way to figure out the most impactful and effective way to give this conversation around protecting small businesses and workers a tool,” Chan said.

Jenny DeLummo of the Planning Department confirmed the Planning Commission unanimously approved the ordinance on Nov. 16 with a minor amendment that appears in the version before the committee. Labor representatives also spoke in support: Mark Gleeson of Teamsters Joint Council 7 thanked Chan for the measure, and Peter Ziblatt, land‑use counsel for the Teamsters, said the ordinance makes explicit what some applicants may have misunderstood — that establishing fleet charging should not automatically allow other parcel‑handling uses.

Chair Mirna Melgaard moved the amendments and then the committee voted to recommend the ordinance, as amended, to the full Board of Supervisors for consideration. The clerk recorded three ayes from Vice Chair Dean Preston, President Aaron Peskin and Chair Mirna Melgaard.

The committee’s action is a recommendation to the full board; the ordinance itself would require Board approval to take effect. The clerk noted items passed by the committee are expected on the full Board agenda on Jan. 9, 2024.