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Committee backs amendments and continues Public Works 'Love Our Neighborhoods' permit overhaul to Nov. 27
Summary
The committee praised and amended a Public Works code overhaul to create a three-tier permit for neighborhood amenities (little libraries, benches, murals, larger infrastructure), acknowledged concerns about ADA access and planter misuse, and continued the ordinance to Nov. 27 to refine regulations and fee language.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on Oct. 30 advanced amendments to an ordinance that would let community groups and merchant associations more easily install neighborhood amenities — from little libraries and benches to murals and multi-amenity landscaping — while asking DPW to refine accessibility rules and enforcement before returning on Nov. 27.
Chair Mirna Melgar and Supervisor Hillary Ronan described the ordinance as a response to post-pandemic community desire to beautify public spaces and to a string of cases where residents encountered onerous permitting for small neighborhood projects. Interim Public Works Director Carla Short presented a three-tier permit approach: Tier 1 (registration, no fee, for modest in‑front‑of‑property items such as little libraries and…
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