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Board denies appeal of Public Works tree‑removal order after data‑location dispute
Summary
An appellant alleged a mismatch between street addresses and the Bureau of Urban Forestry's tree‑database coordinates for trees slated for removal; BUFF said it corrected the database and that crews are not dispatched by lat/long. The Board denied the appeal 5–0, finding the Director's order and BUFF follow‑up sufficient.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 5–0 to deny an appeal of Public Works Order No. 204218, which authorized removal of hazardous street trees at 46 Cragmont Avenue and trees tied to addresses on Junipero Serra Boulevard.
Appellant Lance Carnes presented maps and California Public Records Act extracts that he said showed a latent discrepancy between the street addresses and latitude/longitude coordinates in the Department of Public Works tree…
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