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Board of Appeals Denies Appeal of Street‑tree Removal, Upholds Public Works Order for 451220 Third Street
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal of a Public Works order allowing removal of an unhealthy street tree at 451220 Third Street to enable a proposed 13‑unit housing project and required replacement with three street trees; the vote was 3–0 (one recusal).
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied an appeal to block removal of a street tree at 451220 Third Street, upholding Public Works Order No. 204945 by a 3–0 vote with President Darrell Honda recused from that matter. The order authorizes removal of a declining New Zealand Christmas tree on the public right of way and conditions the permit on replacement plantings.
Appellants argued the tree provides canopy and wildlife habitat and disputed the city’s assessment; appellant Michal Hebden Koczkowski presented site videos and said neighbors had cared for the…
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