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Board of Appeals approves removal of Italian stone pine at 22–24 Sargent Street
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals granted an appeal to remove an Italian stone pine after San Francisco Public Works and the property owners agreed pole and transformer work by PG&E left the tree unsustainable at its location. The decision was unanimous and the rehearing period was waived.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted unanimously Wednesday to allow removal of an Italian stone pine at 22–24 Sargent Street, concluding that recent utility work made the tree unsustainable at that site.
Chris Buck, urban forester with San Francisco Public Works, told the board the department initially denied the owners' request to remove the tree but reversed that position after PG&E replaced a nearby utility pole and added a transformer. "After reviewing the appellant's brief and learning of this pole replacement, urban forestry staff visited the site to…
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