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Board of Appeals grants Quint-St. appeal, conditions project on planting seven extra trees after unauthorized removals
Summary
Facing neighborhood outrage over unauthorized removals, the Board granted an appeal and required the Department of Public Works not to close out the Palou/Quint streetscape contract until seven additional trees (beyond planned replacements) are planted; the board also accepted enforcement steps and a contractor fine.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4-0 to grant an appeal over the removal of three apple trees along Palou/Quint and to condition project closeout on the planting of seven additional trees in the immediate area. Vice President Darryl Honda moved the condition after several residents and appellants pressed the board about unpermitted removals and inadequate notice.
Public Works project manager Thomas Reutman acknowledged the department erred. "We jumped the gun," he told commissioners, describing a breakdown in communication that led construction crews to remove trees before a removal permit was verified. Reutman said the contractor lacked a permit when the trees…
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