The ordinance reduces the parking time for large vehicles on city streets from overnight to two hours and establishes a permit program for certain large vehicles to be exempt from this limit under specific conditions. It also sets similar two-hour parking limits for large vehicles on park and port properties and requires city departments to assist in administering the new regulations.
Ordinance 1) amending Division I of the Transportation Code to reduce the time that large vehicles may be parked on City streets from overnight to two hours, and modify the time that commercial vehicles may be parked on City streets; 2) amending the Administrative Code to require City departments, including but not limited to the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, the Department of Emergency Management, and the Police Department, to assist the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) with administering a Large Vehicle Refuge Permit Program that exempts certain large vehicles from the two-hour parking restriction under certain conditions; 3) urging SFMTA to develop a fair review process and to develop further exceptions to the two-hour restriction as may be needed to support the public interest; 4) amending the Park Code to impose a two-hour parking limit on large vehicles on park property; 5) amending the Port Code to impose two-hour parking limits on large vehicles on Port property; and 6) affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a need to address the increasing number of large vehicles used for habitation in San Francisco, prompting the creation of a Large Vehicle Refuge Permit Program.
The Department closed the Bayview Vehicle Triage Center, which had not achieved its intended outcomes.
The Center identified 501 large vehicles in San Francisco, with 437 used for habitation.
The SFMTA Board adopted a resolution creating the Large Vehicle Refuge Permit program, contingent on the Board of Supervisors' approval of related legislation.
The Mayor introduced an ordinance to amend various codes regarding large vehicle parking restrictions and establish the Large Vehicle Refuge Permit Program.
The Planning Department determined that the proposed actions comply with the California Environmental Quality Act.
The committee reviewed and amended the ordinance, recommending it for passage.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance, which was subsequently approved by the Mayor.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
