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Council upholds two reduced-parking plans for transit‑oriented developments with conditions
Summary
After public hearings and neighborhood testimony, the council affirmed PDSD approvals for two individual parking plans (Congress Street and Linda Vista) for infill workforce housing projects, adding conditions including a funded HAWK crossing and including the 100 block of North Bonita in a residential permit area; council noted outstanding easement/access and written‑permission issues that must be resolved before building permits.
Council heard two related appeals from Mission District Partners contesting staff approvals of individual parking plans (IPPs) for two Oz Development infill projects near downtown (Congress Street and Linda Vista parcels).
Appellants argued staff granted parking reductions using off‑site or adjacent parcels not reliably available, and raised private‑road/easement and neighborhood-notice concerns. The applicant argued both sites are appropriate for reduced parking given transit access, micro‑unit workforce housing models, and proposed mitigation: renting 15 spaces at the City State Garage, paying for five years of residential parking permits, and funding pedestrian safety improvements (a HAWK signal) to benefit neighbors.
Neighborhood associations and residents testified both for and against the projects; several speakers asked for a broader notification radius and more follow‑through on mitigation. The council asked planning staff and city attorney whether unresolved easement or private‑road approvals might block construction; staff said the development package requires written permission from the private‑road owner before building permits can be issued.
Council affirmed the Planning & Development Services director's IPP approvals, adding conditions including funding the HAWK crossing and adding the 100 block of North Bonita to the list of streets eligible for the residential parking permit program funded by the applicant for five years. Council noted that written permission for private‑road access must be obtained before building permits can be issued. Motions carried in both matters (final votes recorded 6–0).
