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Planning Commission adopts Recreation and Open Space Element after fraught debate over biodiversity policy
Summary
The commission voted to adopt amendments updating the city's Recreation and Open Space Element (ROSE). Public comment split sharply over Policy 4.2 on biodiversity and natural areas; staff and supporters urged adoption while opponents warned it could lead to tree removal and private-land management changes.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on April 3 adopted amendments to the city's Recreation and Open Space Element (ROSE), a multi-year update staff described as the product of seven years of community outreach. Commissioners and the public focused intense attention on Policy 4.2, which addresses biodiversity and inventorying potential natural areas.
Planning staff lead Sue Exley said the update includes new historic-preservation policies, a sustainability policy, and a new mapping approach to identify "high needs" areas using 2010 Census data and layers for children, seniors and low-income residents. Exley said staff refined data sources after public comment, clarified the role of partnerships and…
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