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Board of Appeals permits Trinity Place to remove six Market Street trees, requires 36-inch replacements and three-year maintenance
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 3-0 to grant Trinity Place's appeal allowing the removal of six street trees on Market Street, conditioned on planting replacement trees in 36-inch boxes of species set by the Better Market Street plan and maintaining them until established or for three years.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on May 19 granted an appeal by Trinity Properties to remove six street trees in front of Trinity Place at 1169 Market Street, concluding replacement with larger specimens would improve long-term canopy health.
Tom Tunney, attorney for Trinity Properties, told the board the project now seeks removal of three remaining marginal trees at the Phase 4 Market Street entrance and offered to plant nine new trees elsewhere or pay an in-lieu fee. "Trinity seeks to replace the trees with 36-inch boxes instead of the normal 24 inches," Tunney said, adding the developer has a track record of planting and maintaining trees on and near the project.
Scott Wheeler, a board-certified master…
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