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Board upholds Park Merced tree‑removal permits after lengthy debate over notice and habitat impacts
Summary
The Board sustained 10 tree‑removal permits affecting Park Merced, finding Bureau of Urban Forestry’s review and environmental findings adequate despite community concerns about scale, timing, and prior unpermitted removals; the motion passed 5‑0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on March 30 denied appeals to multiple tree-removal permits filed by Park Merced Owner LLC and upheld the Department of Public Works (BUF/Urban Forestry) decisions, adopting environmental findings and clearing the ten permits.
Resident Diane Carpio and other Park Merced tenants urged denial, saying the developer’s contractor Arborwell and its crews removed or prepared to remove large numbers of trees with insufficient notice to residents, inconsistent permit documentation, and unclear accountability for maintenance and replacement. "This project's scale and the way it's being implemented have…
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