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Planning Commission hears city'wide sea level rise adaptation briefing; staff outlines vulnerability zones and next steps
Summary
Planning staff told the commission that state guidance and local analysis point to meaningful sea level rise risks by midcentury and 2100; the city plans a vulnerability/consequence assessment with a draft next spring and final report next summer.
Maggie Wenger, a citywide-planning division staffer, told the Planning Commission the city is completing a vulnerability and consequences assessment to guide adaptation to sea level rise and related coastal hazards. She said state guidance shows a most-likely midcentury increase of roughly 11 to 24 inches and higher-end scenarios by 2100 (up to about 66 inches in the precautionary state scenarios), and that the city has defined a sea level rise vulnerability zone that covers roughly 6 percent of San Francisco's land area.
Wenger said the work is focused on exposure (where water is likely to go), sensitivity (which assets are affected) and adaptive capacity…
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