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Planning Commission pauses Central SoMa EIR certification after broad public comment
Summary
The commission continued certification of the Central SoMa final EIR to May 10 after a noticing error and hours of public testimony on housing/jobs balance, tower‑separation rules, open‑space fees, TDM grandfathering and the Flower Mart relocation.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on April 12 declined to certify the Central SoMa final environmental impact report (EIR) and related code and map amendments, instead continuing the certification to May 10 because of a noticing error. Staff and the public used the hearing as an informational forum to debate major technical and policy issues in the Central SoMa package.
Planning staff said substitute ordinances introduced by the mayor and supervisor(s) increase the total units analyzed in the EIR to 8,300 and incorporate technical corrections requested by the commission. Staff briefed commissioners on a proposed land swap (1.5‑acre PUC parcel at 639 Brannan for an 8‑acre 2000 Marin site owned by Tishman Speyer) intended to create a Central SoMa park and…
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