Email to Stop SB 592Email to Oppose SB 592 Read or edit the petition Dear Assembly MemberPlease oppose Scott Wiener’s SB 592, a gut and amend that he is attempting to rewrite during this session to rush through concepts that can inflict severe damage on low-income and moderate‐income renters and homeowners, making affordable housing impossible to build. Just like Sen. Wiener's SB 827 and SB 50, Senate Bill 592 hands vast powers to luxury developers to overrun communities with faceless, inequitable luxury buildings. If a city rejects a luxury project as too big or too tall, developers can push it through by arguing that such rulings aren't “economically viable” for them. The state courts will be jammed with city vs. developer lawsuits . SB 592 exports Silicon Valley problems statewide: big dormitory-style luxury mini-unit projects will be allowed in residential areas. This is spot zoning on steroids and opens the door to destruction of affordable, vulnerable, diverse neighborhoods. The SF Planning Commission announced that under SB 592, a developer could demolish a 1,200-sq-ft home to build a 5,000 sq. ft mansion as long as it contains a 400-sq. ft. mini-unit. No affordable units are required, but mansions can grow. Luxury developers could ignore a city’s General Plan or zoning code. A proposed building could be squeezed onto a parcel using a "variance" to override normal setbacks, open space, height limits or other zoning that requires good planning. Standards for architectural, design, historic or other aesthetics would be banned, including those created to protect affordable housing or room in which to breathe. Sen. Wiener is on the wrong path. Bills filled with experimental, untested and potentially very damaging concepts should never be pushed through gut and amend. Please vote against SB 592. Thank you. **your signature** Sign NowShare this with your friends:
