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Planning Commission endorses independent RF review for wireless permits and approves two antenna sites
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to adopt a Board of Supervisors‑recommended condition requiring an independent, state‑licensed engineer to verify wireless carriers' coverage/capacity maps for pipeline wireless conditional uses and approved two roof‑mounted antenna installations with that condition attached.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Jan. 12 voted to attach a new independent‑evaluator condition to wireless conditional use approvals and approved two carrier installations that will be subject to it.
The action responds to appeals the Board of Supervisors heard late last year about discrepancies between carrier coverage maps and evidence presented by local appellants. Planning staff summarized Board guidance that an independent consultant — a California‑licensed professional engineer acceptable to the Planning Department and bound by confidentiality with the carrier — should verify that a…
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