CM Banks Q&A: Mangin on when community opposition would change BSA decisions
Banks asks for an example where community opposition would cause BSA to reject or change an application advancing housing goals. Mangin notes BSA's site-specific approvals provide more latitude than rezonings to accommodate local input within legal constraints.
Give me an example of circumstances where community opposition would cause BSA to reject or materially change an application.
That otherwise advances the city's housing goals.
Thank you for the question, Council Member.
One thing I like about BSA is that they're all site-specific applications.
They're a particular project with a particular owner.
That contrasts with what DCP is typically doing, which is a, the City Planning Commission is typically doing, which is a rezoning.
A rezoning allows what it allows.
The city planning commission and council often are limited in how they can respond to community comments.
An R8A is an R8A.
You can't customize it in response to community comments.
If the BSA, it's a site-specific, owner-specific approval.
That provides more latitude, again, within the legal constraints that the BSA operates, to accommodate local input, community input.
And that's something that I would absolutely look forward to doing.
Okay.