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Commission backs higher CEQA appeal threshold for SFMTA and Port projects, allows limited reversible work during appeals
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended a CEQA appeals ordinance that would let agencies advance certain reversible or time‑sensitive public‑health projects while appeals are pending and raise the threshold for appeals of SFMTA and Port projects (50 resident signatures or five supervisors).
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Feb. 25 voted unanimously to recommend a co‑sponsored ordinance that alters the city’s CEQA appeal process for certain public projects, notably those by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and Port Commission. Staff and SFMTA officials said the change would preserve departments’ ability to advance reversible safety or temporary measures while appeals are pending and raise the filing threshold for CEQA appeals of SFMTA and Port matters to the level used by the Board of Supervisors.
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