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Board approves Mercy Housing tree removal with replacement and irrigation conditions
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved Mercy Housing California's request to remove four red maples at 833 Bryant Street for modular construction of a 145‑unit affordable supportive housing project, contingent on planting seven 36‑inch box Little Gem magnolias, installation of irrigation and a three‑year establishment period, and an exploration of transplanting the existing trees.
Mercy Housing California won board approval on May 13 to remove four red maple street trees on Bryant Street to accommodate modular setting, staging and permitted building overhangs for a 145‑unit permanently supportive housing project — but the board approved the removal only after the agency and Bureau of Urban Forestry (BUF) negotiated conditions.
Fiona Ruddy, project manager for Mercy Housing, told commissioners the modular construction and crane/staging plan would place the crane and module setting area on Bryant Street, and that the trees would…
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