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Planning Commission certifies Housing Element EIR and adopts 2009 housing policies amid protest
Summary
After extended public comment on transit, water supply and neighborhood character, the Planning Commission certified the final EIR for the 2004/2009 Housing Element and adopted the General Plan amendments and policy language with HCD‑requested clarifications; staff said some 2025 cumulative transit impacts remain significant and unavoidable.
The Planning Commission on March 24 certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the update to San Francisco’s housing element and adopted the related General Plan amendments after extended public testimony and policy debate.
Planning staff explained the EIR analyzed growth consistent with ABAG regional projections and the SFPUC’s 2009 water‑supply assessment. Staff told commissioners the Housing Element itself does not rezone land or automatically increase residential density; instead, it establishes policy guidance and implementation programs and is designed to meet the state’s RHNA regional…
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