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Historic Preservation Commission delays environmental 'standard requirements' ordinance after remote‑hearing concerns
Summary
After a lengthy staff presentation and extensive public comment about access, equity and CEQA, the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously on April 15, 2020 to continue the proposed Standard Environmental Requirements ordinance to its May 6 hearing to allow broader public review.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on April 15, 2020 voted unanimously to continue consideration of a proposed Standard Environmental Requirements (SER) ordinance after staff presented the measure and members of the public raised concerns about access to the remote hearing and the ordinance’s potential effects on public participation under CEQA.
Veronica Flores of the Planning Department outlined the ordinance as a proposal to codify frequently applied mitigation measures so they would apply more consistently — and, in some cases, to ministerial projects not otherwise subject to CEQA review. Flores said the SER program is intended to increase consistency, transparency and, when appropriate, time savings in environmental review, and…
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