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Planning Commission forwards air‑quality measure to supervisors after hours of debate
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 4–2 to forward an ordinance that would require air‑quality assessments and, in some cases, ventilation upgrades for new infill residential projects in roadway exposure zones. Public-health officials said modeling of PM2.5 can identify where mitigation is needed; developers and builders raised cost and implementation concerns.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted to forward to the Board of Supervisors a proposed ordinance requiring air‑quality assessments — and performance‑based indoor ventilation in some cases — for new urban‑infill residential projects in mapped roadway exposure zones.
The commission’s 4–2 vote on Sept. 18 followed a two‑hour presentation by Planning Department and Department of Public Health staff and more than an hour of questions from commissioners and public testimony. Planning staff recommended approval with modifications, including adopting the exposure map with the legislation and requiring interagency review of technical rules.
Dr. Rajeev Bhatia of the Department of Public…
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