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Board conditions removal of two acacia trees near Vermont Street pedestrian ramp
Summary
After testimony from neighbors and San Francisco Public Works staff, the Board of Appeals granted an appeal related to removal of two blackwood acacia trees adjacent to a closed pedestrian ramp, but tied removal to scheduling of sidewalk replacement to preserve screening and limit blight.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 5-0 on Nov. 16 to grant an appeal concerning the removal of two Blackwood acacia trees near 1383 Vermont Street, and conditioned removal on a definitive plan and schedule to repair the adjacent sidewalk.
Neighbor appellants argued the trees—one large volunteer acacia and a smaller sapling—provide noise reduction, habitat and screening for a sound wall next to U.S. 101 and warned that removing one of the volunteers would likely kill a connected Callery pear. “These two trees…
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