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Board of Appeals grants appeal over fence permit, conditions protection of landmark manzanita
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals granted Rose Hilson's appeal and conditioned a fence-permit at 112 Commonwealth Ave on a revised footing/fence plan and an approved tree-protection plan signed by the Bureau of Urban Forestry and DBI. The vote was 4-0.
Vice President Anne Lazarus and the San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4-0 on Jan. 15, 2020 to grant an appeal filed by Rose Hilson challenging a building permit for an 8-foot fence at 112 Commonwealth Avenue, and to require a revised permit and a tree protection plan approved by the Bureau of Urban Forestry (BUF) and the Department of Building Inspection (DBI).
Hilson, who said she is the "protector of a landmark manzanita tree," told the board the permit (permit number 201911066606) issued on Nov. 6, 2019 lacked the required preapproval steps under Public Works Code Article 16 and did not show the landmark tree on applicant drawings. She said city procedures…
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