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Board pauses several wireless appeals and asks Department of Public Health for updated guidance

Board of Appeals, San Francisco City · November 20, 2019
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Summary

Facing repeated public-health objections and evolving federal litigation, the board voted to continue several wireless appeals pending an updated Department of Public Health memo. The continuation motion carried after three commissioners supported delaying final action until DPH responds.

The Board of Appeals voted to continue multiple pending appeals of wireless facility permits (items 7a, 7b and 7c) and requested that the Department of Public Health update its 2010 guidance on wireless facilities before those matters are resolved. Several appellants and dozens of public commenters had urged the board to delay approvals until more comprehensive environmental or health-level review was completed.

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