Standard environmental Standard environmental conditions of approval conditions of approval INITIATION HEARING January 16, 2020 San Francisco Planning Commission Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Background Mayor’s s Executive e Directive e 17-02: : Keeping g up 2017 th the Pace o e Pace of f Ho Housing P using Pro roduction duction • Planning Department Process Improvement Plan: Codify Effective Mitigation Measures St Standard andard En Environmental C ironmental Con ondit ditions of ions of Ap Approval proval 2020 • Designed to achieve the same, or higher, level of environmental protection currently achieved through the mitigation process • Improved consistency, streamlining, and transparency in environmental review Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Precedents Mah aher O er Ord rdinan inance ce 2013 hazardous soils remediation Cl Clean C an Con onstructi struction O on Ord rdinance inance 2015 construction emissions for public projects Du Dust C st Con ontrol O trol Ord rdinance inance Flickr: torbakhopper 2015 dust mitigation plans during construction Tran ransportation De sportation Deman mand M d Man anagement P agement Prog rogram ram 2017 menu of mitigation options to reduce VMT Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Goals ⋅ Co Cont ntinued inued env nvir ironmental p onmental pro rotection tection achieve same, or higher, level of protection ⋅ St Streamlin reamlined r ed rev eview iew conduct CEQA review, in less time ⋅ Co Cons nsistent st istent standards andards apply best practices to all applicable projects ⋅ Tra ranspar nsparent re ent require quirements ments standards known in advance to public, applicants Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Process for Adoption Enabling Or Enabling Ordina dinance nce: • Planning Commission initiation: • Administrative Code Chapter 31A: Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval Program • Planning Code Sec. 174: Enforceability of Standard Conditions program • Board of Supervisors review and approval Adopt Standard Adopt St andard Envir Environmen onmental tal Co Conditi nditions by T ons by Topic opic • Planning Commission must adopt each Standard Condition and applicability criteria at a public hearing • Planning Department must report to Commission and Board of Supervisors at least every 5 years • Planning Commission may revise Conditions more frequently Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Proposal The Way It Is Now Application Mitigation Building Permit Environmental Under Construction submitted Determined Approved and Review with Mitigation Issued The Way It Would Be Monitoring and Enforcement Under Construction Application Building Permit Environmental Standard Env. with Standard Env. submitted Approved and or Permit Conditions Identified Conditions Issued Review Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Process The Way It Is Now MND UP TO 12 MONTHS Mitigation Approval Appeal Period Appeal Period Stable Project Applied Action to BOS to CPC Description The Way It Would Be Exemption Monitoring and UP TO 9 MONTHS Enforcement Appeal Period Approval Stable Project Standard Env. Action to BOS Conditions Applied Description Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Enabling Ordinance Applicability St Stan andard Co dard Cond nditions m itions may ay ap apply t ply to: o: • Small or large development projects that currently require a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) • Some ministerial projects Typical CE ypical CEQA r QA review ap view applies: plies: • Projects with potential for significant impacts (EIR) 1001 Van Ness Ave • Projects currently eligible for CEQA Exemptions Potential S Potential Sta tandard Co ndard Condition A ndition Appl pplicability: icability: • Example – Air Quality clean construction equipment standard condition (excludes small projects) 159 & 161 Charter Oak Ave Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Standard Environmental Condition: Air Quality Mit itigation igation ⇓ St Stan andard Co dard Cond ndition ition • Requires construction equipment and diesel generators meet the most stringent emission standards ⋅ Small projects would be exempt due to low overall emissions • Application would result in approximately 90 perce 90 percent reduction of harmful diesel exhaust from uncontrolled sources • Protects public health and welfare, especially areas with high levels of air pollution Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Standard Environmental Condition: Archeological and Tribal Cultural Resources Mit itigation igation ⇓ St Stan andard Co dard Cond ndition ition • Require projects with soil disturbance to implement measures to avoid or lessen potential impacts to cultural resources, when they are present Conditio Condition Effec n Effects ts • Consistency & certainty for sponsors • Streamline CEQA review Archeological resources discovered at development sites Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Standard Conditions Monitoring + Enforcement Monitori Monitoring ng + + Enforcem Enforcement ent Current mitigation monitoring applies: ⋅ Building Permit review ⋅ Required documentation ⋅ Site inspection, as needed ⋅ Periodic reporting, as needed Standard Conditions reviewed at least every 5 years, or as needed Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Summary Go Goals als • Same or higher level of environme vironmental pr ntal protection otection • Greater co consistency sistency an and d ce certainty rtainty in permitting process • Streamlined treamlined environmental review process • Transparency ransparency to public and sponsor Acti Action on Item Items Initiate enabling ordinance • Schedule adoption hearing • Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Standard Environmental Conditions Outreach Technical Workshop February 12, 2020 5:30 – 7:30 pm SF Planning, 1650 Mission St, 4 th Flr Open to the public RSVP: CEQAStandardsSF .eventbrite.com Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
Next steps 2/12 Technical Workshop 5:30 pm @ SF Planning Department 2/27 Ordinance Adoption hearing1:00 pm @ Planning Commission TBD Conditions Informational HEARING @ Planning Commission TBD Conditions Adoption hearing @ Planning Commission All meetings Open to the public Standard Environmental Conditions of Approval
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