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Supervisor Peskin'led amendments advance ordinance easing conversion of service stations to electric-vehicle charging
Summary
The Land Use & Transportation Committee voted to send to the full Board an amended ordinance revising the planning code to allow more conversions of automotive uses to electric-vehicle (EV) charging locations and to regulate fleet charging separately; supporters urged streamlining, while Electrify America and smaller fleet representatives sought clearer compliance with state law AB 1236 and faster conditional-use timelines.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on July 18 recommended an amended ordinance to the full Board that would change San Francisco's planning code to classify electric-vehicle charging locations and fleet charging as automotive uses and to make it easier to convert existing automotive facilities to EV charging.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who introduced the amendments, said the files had been duplicated in prior hearings and described a technical amendment (footnote 24) that would permit as-of-right conversion at 12 existing private parking or vehicle-storage lots in three PDR districts, all located in District 10. Peskin said the footnote applies where the existing use is a private parking lot or vehicle storage lot and that the sites would otherwise be subject to conditional use authorization.
The Department of the Environment, represented in the meeting by Mr. Chu, told the committee staff from Environment and Planning were available to answer questions about the proposal and…
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