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Board allows removal of palm if owner secures DBI permit, requires replacements
Summary
The Board granted removal of three trees at 635 Steiner — including a Mexican fan palm implicated in retaining‑wall damage — conditioned on issuance of a DBI permit to address the wall and replacement planting of small‑stature trees.
The Board of Appeals on Sept. 1 granted an appeal to remove three private‑property trees at 635 Steiner — a Mexican fan palm, a cabbage palm and a Spanish bayonet (cordyline) — but attached conditions to protect public safety and canopy cover.
Appellant counsel presented photos and an arborist report showing the fan palm planted atop a 10‑foot retaining wall with root flare and material intrusion…
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