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Committee forwards Public Works code changes to speed wireless-permit timelines and add objective design criteria
Summary
The committee advanced amendments to Article 25 of the Public Works Code to shorten wireless-permitting timelines to align with an FCC shot‑clock interpretation, add objective design standards, and streamline agency referrals; Public Works and SFPUC/MTA support the revisions, while some public commenters raised health and safety concerns and objections to PG&E.
Public Works presented proposed amendments to Article 25 that would streamline the process for personal wireless facility permits in the public right of way and incorporate objective, publicly available design standards to comply with a September 2018 FCC interpretation that establishes a permit 'shot clock' (60 days for existing facilities, 90 for new facilities).
Deborah Lutzky of Public Works told the committee the revised process…
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