The measure would increase heights, allowable building sizes and maximum density for the waterfront and industrial districts in the city, repealing and replacing the 1988 Marinship Specific Plan. It would also allow art galleries, creative workshops, artisan shops, cafes, coffee shops, restaurants, community centers and some manufacturing and industrial uses, which were not previously allowed. Passes with a majority vote.
Yes Argument
Sausalito’s waterfront is struggling with vacant lots, rusting RV storage lots, dilapidated buildings, flooded streets and deteriorating infrastructure. Behind these conditions are 40-year-old laws written for a different time. Measure X updates these outdated laws so businesses can thrive. It generates more tax revenue to mitigate sea-level rise and repair the city’s aging infrastructure.
No Argument
Sausalito’s Measure X will open the city to unfettered development and would price out small businesses. It is presented as a replacement of existing protections, the ones that saved Sausalito from becoming a waterfront in the style of Miami Beach. By removing the existing codes, it could expose the city to massive development and change the character of the waterfront.
Key Supporters
In Support
- Jordan Dodds, founder and owner, Township clubhouse and coworking space
- Aaron Nathan, principal officer, Friends of MLK Park
- Shelby Van Meter, founder, Sausalito Beautiful
- Ray Withy, former mayor, Sausalito
- Sausalito Sustainable Waterfront Association
In Opposition
- Sophia Collier, president, Save Our Sausalito
- Joan Cox, City Council member and former mayor, Sausalito
- Stafford W. Keegin, former Planning Commission chair, Sausalito
- Jill Hoffman, City Council member and former mayor, Sausalito
- Nastassya Saad, Planning Commission chair, Sausalito