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Commission backs planning‑code changes to clarify staff authority on wireless facility reviews after AB 57
Summary
The commission recommended amendments to the San Francisco Planning Code (Articles 10 and 11) so staff can approve or deny delegated historic‑preservation entitlements for wireless facilities, a change staff says is needed to respond to a new state "shot‑clock" law (AB 57) that can trigger automatic approvals.
The Historic Preservation Commission voted June 1 to recommend Planning Code amendments to clarify staff authority to approve or deny certain delegated historic‑preservation entitlements related to wireless telecommunication facilities.
Omar Mazri, representing the Planning Department, told commissioners the proposed changes would make clear that staff decisions on delegated items — administrative certificates of appropriateness and minor permits to alter — may include denial as well as approval. He framed the change as a response to a new state law. "A new state law took effect in January 2016, referred to initially as AB 57... if the city does not make a decision in so many days…
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