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Committee advances Planning Code, administrative-fee increases after public criticism of records access
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee advanced ordinances to raise planning and environmental review fees (CPI + surcharge), add a conditional-use fee for wireless facilities, and create a $4,427 preliminary project assessment credit; public commenters urged denial, citing delays and Sunshine Law findings against Planning staff.
The Budget & Finance Committee on July 1 voted to advance two ordinances that would raise Planning Department and environmental-review fees and add new processing charges.
The clerk read Item 1, an amendment to the San Francisco Planning Code Article 3.5 that would raise fees by the CPI adjustment of 2.61% plus an additional cost-recovery surcharge (2.04%), add a new conditional-use application fee for wireless telecommunications facilities and increase discretionary review filing fees. Item 2 would amend Chapter 31 of the…
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