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Planning Commission approves fee waiver to encourage seismic upgrades for soft‑story buildings
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously approved an ordinance, introduced by Mayor Newsom, to waive Planning Department fees for seismic strengthening of soft‑story wood‑frame buildings and streamline review; DBI warned such work can trigger other code requirements and staff pledged coordination and incentives for property owners.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve an ordinance introduced by Mayor Gavin Newsom that waives planning fees for seismic strengthening work on soft‑story wood‑frame buildings and clarifies administrative processing.
Tara Sullivan of the Planning Department told commissioners the bill, first introduced last July and revisited this month, is intended to encourage voluntary seismic upgrades while setting clear administrative procedures. "All of the planning fee…
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