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4689 City and County of San Francisco Legislation Details File #:  Version: 10 121019 Name: Administrative Code - California Environmental 
Quality Act Procedures, Appeals, and Public Notice 
Requirements Status: Type: Ordinance Passed File created: In control: 4/2/2013 Board of Supervisors On agenda: Final action: 7/26/2013 Enactment date: 7/26/2013 161-13 Enactment #: Title: Ordinance amending Administrative Code, Chapter 31, to reflect revisions in the California  Environmental Quality Act and to update and clarify certain procedures provided for in Chapter 31,  including without limitation: codifying procedures for appeals of exemptions and negative declarations;  revising noticing procedures for environmental impact reports and negative declarations for plan area  projects exceeding 20 acres; expanding noticing requirements for certain exempt projects; clarifying  existing noticing requirements for exempt projects; and making environmental findings. Sponsors: Scott Wiener, David Chiu, Jane Kim, Malia Cohen, Eric Mar Attachments: 1. Leg_Ver1, 2. Leg_Dig_Ver1, 3. Cat_Ex_111312, 4. Leg_Ver2, 5. Leg_Dig_Ver2, 6. 
Response_PLN_120312, 7. Leg_Ver3, 8. Leg_Dig_Ver3, 9. Response_PLN_031813, 10. 
Response_HPC_032713, 11. Leg_Ver4, 12. Leg_Dig_Ver4, 13. Comm_Pkt_040813, 14. 
Cat_Ex_040513, 15. Leg_Ver5, 16. Comm_Pkt_042213, 17. Leg_Ver6, 18. Leg_Dig_Ver6, 19. 
Comm_Pkt_050613, 20. Cat_Ex_050213, 21. Leg_Ver7, 22. Leg_Dig_Ver7, 23. Comm_Pkt_051313, 
24. Leg_Ver8, 25. Leg_Dig_Ver8, 26. Comm_Pkt_052013, 27. Leg_Ver9, 28. Leg_Dig_Ver9, 29. 
Comm_Pkt_061713, 30. Board_Packet_062513, 31. Board_Packet_070913, 32. 
Board_Packet_071613, 33. Leg_Ver10, 34. Leg_Dig_Ver10, 35. Board_Packet_072313, 36. 
Leg_Final
Action By Date Action Result Ver. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE President 10/16/2012 1 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 10/29/2012 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 11/13/2012 1 SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED President 11/20/2012 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Commission 12/3/2012 2 SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED President 1/29/2013 3 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 2/6/2013 3 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Commission 3/18/2013 3 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 3/27/2013 3 SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED President 4/2/2013 4 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 4/4/2013 4 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 4/5/2013 4 CONTINUED AS AMENDED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 4/8/2013 5 Pass AMENDED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 4/8/2013 3 Pass AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE 
WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 4/22/2013 5 Pass CONTINUED AS AMENDED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 4/22/2013 6 Pass REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 4/24/2013 6
RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 5/2/2013 7 AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE 
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 5/6/2013 6 Pass CONTINUED AS AMENDED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 5/6/2013 7 Pass AMENDED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 5/13/2013 7 Pass CONTINUED AS AMENDED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 5/13/2013 8 Pass REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 5/15/2013 8 AMENDED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 5/20/2013 8 Pass CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR 
AS AMENDED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 5/20/2013 9 Pass REFERRED WITHOUT 
RECOMMENDATION Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee 6/17/2013 9 Pass CONTINUED ON FIRST READING Board of Supervisors 6/25/2013 9 Pass CONTINUED ON FIRST READING Board of Supervisors 7/9/2013 9 Pass AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE 
WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE Board of Supervisors 7/16/2013 9 Pass PASSED ON FIRST READING AS 
AMENDED Board of Supervisors 7/16/2013 9 Pass FINALLY PASSED Board of Supervisors 7/23/2013 9 Pass APPROVED Mayor 7/26/2013 10