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Board upholds tree‑removal permit at 75 Howard Street, conditions replacements and in‑lieu payment
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved a Public Works tree‑removal permit for 75 Howard Street with conditions requiring five 48‑inch replacement trees adjacent to the site, a planting application for four additional trees across Stewart Street, and payment equivalent to 12 in‑lieu trees.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 28 upheld a tree‑removal permit for the 75 Howard Street development but imposed conditions intended to preserve canopy and require mitigation. The board’s motion, made by Commissioner Anne Lazarus, conditions the permit on five 48‑inch‑box replacement street trees adjacent to the property, submission of a planting application for four additional 48‑inch‑box street trees on San Francisco Public Works property across Stewart Street, and an in‑lieu payment equivalent to 12 trees.
Project counsel told the board the site contains 10 existing street trees (five on Howard and five on Stewart) and that significant underground utilities —…
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