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Planning Commission forwards Supervisor Kim’s CEQA notice-and-appeals package with staff study requests
Summary
After hours of testimony and debate, the Planning Commission voted to forward Supervisor Kim’s proposed changes to CEQA notification and appeals procedures to the Board of Supervisors, asking staff to analyze notification feasibility, project approvals during appeals, searchable posting, and priority processing for affordable housing.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on April 25 recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider Supervisor Christina Kim’s ordinance to change local CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) procedures, while asking planning staff to study several technical and implementation issues before adoption.
Supervisor Kim told commissioners the proposal is aimed at making environmental review more transparent and accessible: “CEQA may be the single most important law Californians have in preserving the environment,” she said during her presentation, stressing changes to notice, appeal deadlines, and Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) review of potentially historic resources. Her office told the commission the package was developed with input…
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