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Board affirms CEQA exemption for proposed Seawall Lot 330 safe navigation center
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to uphold the Planning Department's categorical exemption for a proposed 200‑bed 'safe navigation center' at Seawall Lot 330 on the Embarcadero, denying an appeal by neighborhood groups and allowing the project to proceed to port and building‑permit review.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on a recorded roll call affirmed the Planning Department's determination that the proposed Seawall Lot 330 "safe navigation center" qualifies for a Class 32 categorical exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The vote sustained the department's exemption finding and tabled two follow‑on motions so permitting and port approvals can proceed.
Why it matters: The proposed temporary shelter would place shelter beds and on‑site services on a Port of San Francisco parcel on the Embarcadero. Supporters said the center will reduce unsheltered encampments and connect people to services; opponents said the Embarcadero and nearby residential neighborhoods would bear safety, nuisance and environmental risks and that the port must comply with the public‑trust requirements for waterfront land.
Appellants' case and the Board hearing: Attorneys and neighborhood representatives argued the project was the wrong use for public‑trust land and raised concerns including contaminated soils,…
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