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Planning Commission initiates wireless facilities code changes to better manage small cells and screening
Summary
Commission voted to initiate planning code amendments to clarify design and permitting of wireless facilities, including defining micro facilities and a proposed 10‑year term on conditional use authorizations; carriers urged technical refinements and opposed a uniform 10‑year term.
Planning Department staff recommended and the commission voted to initiate proposed planning code changes on March 17 to address the proliferation of wireless facilities in San Francisco. The proposal would clarify the ability for screening elements to exceed local height limits in certain contexts, create a definition and permitted pathway for smaller micro facilities (small cells), and place a 10‑year duration on…
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