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Historic Preservation Commission endorses mayor's planning-process improvements, asks to soften poster rules
Summary
The commission endorsed a mayoral ordinance to streamline housing approvals and standardize neighborhood notifications, while amending poster requirements to be more flexible for large façades; the package passed unanimously.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on May 16 voted unanimously to endorse a mayoral ordinance that aims to speed project review, consolidate applications and standardize neighborhood notification procedures, while instructing staff to make large-building poster requirements more flexible.
Jacob Benliff of the Planning Department framed the ordinance as part of a process-improvement plan meant to shorten review timelines and reduce paperwork. "We used to get back to people in 90 days. Now we have a standard to get back to them in…
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