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Board of Appeals denies tree-appeal; urges signatories to pursue MOU funding
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal to block removal of two street trees at a 20th/4th Street development, finding Public Works’ order properly issued. The board encouraged implementation of a community MOU and urged parties to pursue NCAC funding; it noted it lacks authority to require developer payments beyond code.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 1 denied an appeal by community members who sought to block a Public Works order to remove two street trees to allow building foundation work and new utility vaults.
Appellant Joshua Klipp described a multi-year community effort to save and steward trees along the 20th/4th Street corridor and presented an agreement — a memorandum of understanding (MOU) — among Planning, Public Works and community representatives to use Eastern Neighborhoods Impact (NCAC) funds to plant and water replacement trees. Klipp asked the board to either record the MOU…
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