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City adopts guidance for sea-level-rise adaptation in capital planning; checklist required for large capital projects
Summary
The Capital Planning Committee's guidance, presented to the Planning Commission, asks agencies to use National Research Council projections and SFPUC maps to assess vulnerability; departments must submit checklists for capital projects over $5 million in the sea-level-rise vulnerability zone.
City planning staff and capital agencies presented a new guidance document on Jan. 15 directing how sea‑level‑rise adaptation should be incorporated into the city’s capital planning process.
Chris Curran and Tanya Schaner of the Planning Department’s Environmental Planning Division said the guidance, developed under the SF ADAPT effort and adopted by the Capital Planning Committee, draws on the National Research Council’s 2012 report and SFPUC mapping. The guidance asks agencies to select appropriate…
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