Agenda Item
17. 22-993 Report regarding an ordinance to amend Title 15 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to adopt a reach code for all-electric nonresidential new construction and enhanced electric vehicle charging infrastructure. (Christina Fernandez, Chief Sustainability Officer; Phillip Perry, Chief Building Official; Leila Silver, Integrative Designs 360)
Legislation Text Attachment 4 - SSF Council First Reading_030823_v4.0 2 Public Comments
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Roderick Bovee at March 21, 2023 at 9:58pm PDT
Support
Dear Mayor and Council Members, please vote for the staff recommendation to move our city towards all-electric construction. I believe this ordinance is badly needed, but could and should go farther.
Please remove the "Specialized equipment" exemption for laboratories. As a chemist for almost a decade in my former career, I am unaware of any routine laboratory use of natural gas that can not be replaced with canister gas; if biotechs truly have a need for this that I am and the scientists I polled are unaware of, they can ask the city for the "all-electric prescriptive pathway" exemption.
I also believe that if the city is going to require costly EV parking spaces, we should also require safe and accessible bicycle parking. This will cost a fraction of what EV parking does with greater carbon emission benefits and will take traffic off our roads to boot.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
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Guest User at March 21, 2023 at 9:25pm PDT
Support
Hi, I support the staff recommendation for all-electric nonresidential new construction and enhanced electric vehicle charging infrastructure. According to the Climate Action Plan, nearly two-thirds of South San Francisco's greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation and non-residential natural gas. Two years ago, South San Francisco led the county by passing one of the strongest residential reach codes for new residential construction, unanimously. Let's finish the job by including commercial buildings as well. - Darryl Yip