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Planning Commission adopts updated Safety and Resilience Element, adding environmental‑justice and climate policy
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously adopted a modernized safety and resilience general plan amendment incorporating environmental‑justice mapping, climate action plan references and new targeted policies for vulnerable communities and post‑disaster recovery.
At its Sept. 29 hearing the Planning Commission voted unanimously to adopt amendments to the General Plan’s Safety and Resilience Element that incorporate climate resilience, environmental justice and racial and social equity considerations.
Staff explained the amendment aligns the safety element with state laws (SB 379 and SB 1000) and incorporates the city’s Hazard & Climate Resilience (HCR) plan and the 2021 Climate Action Plan by reference so those more frequently updated technical documents can…
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