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Board of Appeals sides with homeowner, requires two smaller replacement trees on Diamond Heights
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals granted an appeal over the removal of two cypress street trees at 5407 Diamond Heights Boulevard and amended the Public Works order to require replacement with two smaller trees selected by the Bureau of Urban Forestry. The decision follows testimony about safety, maintenance costs and neighborhood planting constraints.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Feb. 5 granted an appeal over a Public Works tree‑removal order affecting two cypress trees at 5407 Diamond Heights Boulevard and conditioned its decision on replanting with two smaller trees chosen by the Bureau of Urban Forestry.
Homeowner Tom Johnson told the board the trees have been part of his building for decades and argued the trees are healthy and had been effectively pruned to avoid safety concerns. Representatives of the homeowners association and…
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