Board Conditions Westside Courts Tree Removals; Orders Larger Replacement Trees for Monument Plantings
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.
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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.
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