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Committee advances EV-readiness rule with seismic retrofit exemption; ADU exemption fails in committee
Summary
The Board of Supervisors Land Use & Transportation Committee voted to send an amended EV-readiness ordinance (which exempts mandatory seismic retrofit projects) to the full Board with a positive recommendation; a proposed amendment to exempt accessory dwelling units did not pass committee roll call.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use & Transportation Committee on April 17 advanced local requirements for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in new buildings and major alterations, adopting a technical amendment that exempts projects carried out to meet the city’s mandatory seismic retrofit program.
Supervisor Katie Tang, sponsor of the EV-readiness ordinance, told the committee the Department of the Environment had met with stakeholders after last week’s hearing and is proposing a change on page 7, lines 6–8, to exempt seismic retrofit projects from the EV-readiness requirement. "We are proposing a change ... which essentially exempts projects that are undertaken specifically to meet the…
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