SF Planning Department Overwhelmed

A backlog of up to 700 planning permits is frustrating residents and developer. Planning director promises change.

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April 15, 2005, 7:00 AM PDT

"A backlog of hundreds of planning permits is stymieing development in San Francisco, causing major inconvenience for homeowners and potentially costing the city millions of dollars in property taxes, according to testimony...

Planning officials blame the backlog on a staffing shortage in the department and other work demanding of staff time, including the creation of new zoning rules for San Francisco's eastern neighborhoods and a review of plans for the huge Transbay Terminal project."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Planning director says department is swamped by backlog of permits

Thursday, April 14, 2005 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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