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Ordinance#260539Pending Committee Action
In plain English

Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's operating rules to simplify and streamline procedures for local compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (state environmental law), including removing shadow analysis as a specific type of environmental impact, reducing the time to appeal state environmental law determinations to the Board of Supervisors from 30 to 15 days, and removing some procedures for environmental documents that are not required by state environmental law.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to simplify and streamline procedures for local compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including removing shadow analysis as a specific type of environmental impact, reducing the time to appeal CEQA determinations to the Board of Supervisors from 30 to 15 days, and removing some procedures for environmental documents that are not required by CEQA; to implement recent changes in state law regarding the timing of compliance with CEQA; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under CEQA.

Introduced: May 19, 2026
Final action:
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Full action history

May 29, 2026Clerk of the Board: REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
May 19, 2026President: ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE