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Board Conditions Westside Courts Tree Removals; Orders Larger Replacement Trees for Monument Plantings
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved the developer's remediation/permit plan at Westside Courts but granted appellants' request for stronger replacement trees, requiring four monument trees to be 24-inch box stock and otherwise allowing on-site soil mitigation tied to lead-contaminated soils.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Jan. 17 weighed a contentious appeal over removal of "significant" trees at the Westside Courts public-housing redevelopment. Neighbors and tree advocates urged the board to save mature trees; the developer and public-health consultants said the site contains lead-impacted soils and the approved mitigation — which includes on-site retention and berming of contaminated soil — would damage tree roots and make retention infeasible.
Appellant Steve Williams told the board the trees were given "no consideration" in early site planning and argued the project had not followed the…
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