DATE: November 9, 2020
TO: Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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Service Stations Selling Fossil Fuel: Consider a Moratorium and/or Zoning Ordinance Amendment Regarding Service Stations Selling Fossil Fuels
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council Sustainability Committee (CSC) reviews and comments on this report and provides a recommendation to Council regarding a possible moratorium and/or Zoning Ordinance amendments regarding service stations selling fossil fuels.
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SUMMARY
Staff seeks the Committee’s recommendation regarding the establishment of new and expansion of existing service stations selling fossil fuels. This report provides a summary of policies and goals related to the reduction of transportation emissions as well as a possible approach to limiting the development of new fossil fuel infrastructure. A near term solution may be for Council to adopt a moratorium on new service stations, but, in the long term, amendments to the Zoning Ordinance would be necessary to prohibit new service stations that sell fossil fuels and/or to prevent the expansion of existing stations. The process of amending the Zoning Ordinance would involve significant staff time and may warrant being identified as a priority project in the City’s Strategic Roadmap before it is initiated.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Map of Hayward Gas Stations