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Planning commission recommends expansion of Maher soil/groundwater rules to citywide zones
Summary
The commission recommended approval of Mayor Lee's ordinance to expand the Maher Ordinance’s soil and groundwater testing procedures beyond eastern Bayfill zones to additional areas with potential contamination, endorsing tighter interdepartmental procedures and public transparency; the recommendation passed unanimously.
Planning Department staff and a mayor's office representative presented an ordinance to update the city's Maher Ordinance, which currently applies to the eastern shoreline bayfill zone. Paul Malcher of Planning summarized the proposal and told commissioners the Maher Ordinance (adopted in 1986) would be updated to extend geographic boundaries to include other high‑risk soils areas (industrial zones, South of…
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