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Board upholds BUFF removal order for 15 Joy Street despite questions about notices and filings
Summary
After contested testimony from residents and the developer, the Board of Appeals voted 4–0 to deny an appeal challenging BUFF's tree-removal order for 15 Joy Street, finding the permit process and notifications were sufficient despite acknowledged website and paperwork errors.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Aug. 12 upheld a Bureau of Urban Forestry removal order for trees at 15 Joy Street, denying an appeal that had argued the department failed to follow proper notice and permitting procedures.
Appellant Lance Carnes presented a slide-based chronology alleging the removal paperwork was incomplete or absent at key times, that the online removal-notice page showed blanks or altered records, and that a posting originally listed four stems later characterized as three trees. "The basic application for tree removal was not filed for this project,"…
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