QUESTION
Regarding the corner store authorization, are there any types of neighborhoods where a corner store might not be appropriate?
3:18:21
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The Director of the Department of City Planning explains that corner stores may not be appropriate in all neighborhoods across the city.
- Proposals likely will not be made in areas deemed unsuitable for corner stores.
- Community opposition can result in a proposal being voted down by the City Planning Commission
- The initiative is not meant to be a one-size-fits-all approach, recognizing differences between neighborhoods
- The goal is to enable pathways for community-supported projects that also satisfy environmental review standards
Kevin C. Riley
3:18:21
Regarding the Cornerstone Authorization, are there any type of neighborhoods where such a storm might not be appropriate.
Dan Garodnick
3:18:29
Sure.
3:18:30
And they probably will not be proposed in those areas.
3:18:35
And if there's significant community opposition to anything that is proposed, There will be an opportunity for that to be voted down at the City Planning Commission.
3:18:45
The key here is, and this goes to council member Marte's question as well.
3:18:50
We understand that not everything is right for every neighborhood.
3:18:52
This is not intended to be a one size fit all.
3:18:55
But in the context of 15 to 18, the proposals we're talking about here, we did think that it was important for us to create a pathway for a thing to possibly happen if it is desirable and it meets with community support and satisfies the environmental review standards, and that's why we want to enable it as a possibility.
3:19:14
But by all means, that does not mean that does not suggest that it would be proper or appropriate in any corner in any neighborhood around the city.