I’m writing to you today to provide you with a brief update on the Mayor’s EV legislation that was heard at last week’s Land Use and Transportation Committee meeting and sf.citi’s updated district maps (attached below).
EV LEGISLATION
Meeting Summary
The Land Use and Transportation Committee discussion primarily included questions regarding land-use definitions for non-retail fleet charging. There was a lengthy discussion initiated by Supervisor Peskin regarding his distrust of the AV industry due to previous political back and forth between local governments and TNC’s and their “[refusal] to deal with issues of equity, passenger and pedestrian safety.” Supervisor Peskin also expressed disapproval of Cruise Automation’s engagement with the legislation—encouraging amendments to make more areas of San Francisco eligible for the Electric Vehicle Charging land use designation, amongst other suggestions. Additionally, he felt as though the AV industry was attempting to recreate similar political circumstances seen between local/state governments and TNC’s.
Supervisor Peskin also stated the AV industry’s “refusal to comply with the city’s reasonable desires” makes the legislation’s fleet mention—one-third dedicated to fleet charging accessory use—a non-starter. The Board agreed upon the need to implement separate use guidelines for retail and fleet EV charging, suggesting that fleet charging abides by conditional use regulations rather than being principally permitted to operate in a given zoning district.
Public comment for this legislation was mixed, with some supporting the environmental and electric vehicle benefits, as well as some pushback due to equity and job loss concerns. Supervisor Peskin introduced several amendments to the legislation, therefore, bringing the item back for a second reading at the July 11th Land Use and Transportation Committee meeting.
Amendments Introduced
- Fleet charging has to stay in Automotive Use Section 102
- Change “one or more” to “more than one” E.V. charging station (p. 7 line 2)
- Strike “accessory use” sentence in definition of E.V. charging station (p.7 line 13)
- Remove section 204.6 (p.11 line 18)
- Change “3 Ps” to “3 Cs” (p.14 line 15)
- List that fleet charging is not an accessory use (Zoning Administration amendment)
Please let me know if you have any questions, and we will keep you apprised of the outcome of the next hearing.
NEW SF DISTRICT MAPS
We are excited to announce an updated version of sf.citi’s full and individual supervisor district maps. At the end of April, the San Francisco redistricting task force finalized a new supervisor district map that included some significant boundary changes due to uneven population growth across the City. For the most complete map of the City’s new districts, download the maps below and share them with your employees.
Thank you for your continued membership.
Zach
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