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Planning Commission initiates ordinance to make CEQA mitigations standard conditions; schedules adoption hearing
Summary
Staff proposed a code change to codify routine CEQA mitigation measures as standard conditions to speed project review while maintaining environmental protections; the commission voted to initiate the ordinance and set a hearing on or after Feb. 27.
San Francisco — Planning Department staff presented a proposal on Jan. 16 to create a new administrative code chapter allowing the commission to adopt topic‑based standard environmental conditions of approval (air quality, archaeology, dust control, transportation demand measures, etc.) so routine CEQA mitigation measures apply consistently and earlier in project review.
Jacob Bintliff, planning staff, said the change is an administrative approach intended "to…
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