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Auditor Finds Unfair City Permit Process

SAN FRANCISCO-Harvey Rose, San Francisco Board of Supervisors budget analyst, releases the results of his audits, which show that the city's Planning Department's permit process is unfair to developers and homeowners.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on June 05, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO-According to a recent audit performed by San Francisco Board of Supervisors budget analyst Harvey Rose, the city’s Planning Department is unfair to developers and homeowners with its permit process.

The audit says that the Planning Department constantly misses state-imposed deadlines for the permit process, delaying the process and causing permit applicants to hire attorneys and consultants to speed up the process. Rose states in his report that it is necessary for the city to insist on more accountability from Planning Director Gerald Green and the Planning Commission.

While the state requires planners to review applications and prepare them for a hearing in 60 days, the audit found that the Planning Commission repeatedly missed this deadline. One permit application took nearly 300 days to complete.

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