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Planning staff outlines San Francisco’s SB 35 implementation and AB 831 audit plan
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Planning Department staff described how San Francisco implements SB 35 ministerial review and AB 831 tracking; staff said 16 projects have been approved under SB 35 and emphasized eligibility criteria, strict timelines and the need to improve public education because SB 35 carries no neighborhood-notice requirement.
San Francisco planning staff on Wednesday told the Board of Appeals how the city is implementing Senate Bill 35, the 2018 state law that streamlines ministerial approval of certain housing projects, and briefed commissioners on AB 831, the 2020 law that requires attention to ancillary permits.
Esmeralda Jardines, Planning Department staff, said SB 35 provides a ministerial pathway for projects that meet objective design standards and affordability thresholds (generally above 50% affordable and typically netting at least two units) and removes discretionary entitlements and CEQA review for eligible projects. “SB 35 became effective January 2018,” Jardines said,…
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