Enact Regulations on Lot Splits - YES
This is—we hope—the final installment in an issue that's come before the Council multiple times over the past year. When the state passed Senate Bill 9, or the "lot split bill," it gave owners of a single-family residential properties the right to split their lot in two, and then build up to two units on each of the resultant lots (with some limited exceptions). The law allowed cities to impose limited local regulations on these lot splits, but the wording of the law was vagu
Allow Local Businesses to Continue Operating in Outdoor "Parklets" - YES
While we are all pleased to see the pandemic winding down and some semblance of normalcy returning, I believe it's important for us to keep what few "good" things COVID may have brought us. To me, one of these things is clearly the new concept of outdoor dining and shopping—something residents have long asked to see more of. Since the pandemic begin, we've allowed local businesses to expand their business operations outdoors into the public right of way. We see this primarily
Ban New Gas Hookups in Corte Madera - YES
Three things have long been established: One, greenhouse gas emissions are causing rapid changes in our climate, including prolonged droughts, flood-inducing deluges, rising sea levels, and significantly increased fire danger. Climate change has already cost hundreds of lives and billions of dollars across California, and we know the worst is yet to come—especially if we don't act now to mitigate its effects. Corte Madera, with nearly all of our homes, businesses, and schools