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Board of Appeals conditions Irving Streetscape planting plan after split community vote
Summary
After competing merchant and resident preferences surfaced in a public vote, the San Francisco Board of Appeals approved a motion directing Public Works to revise its Irving Streetscape planting plan to reflect a mixed species compromise; the board’s action conditions the permit on the department’s alternate plan.
San Francisco — The Board of Appeals on April 20 directed the Department of Public Works to revise the Irving Streetscape planting plan after hearing competing public input over which species should line Irving Street between 19th and 20th avenues.
Mike Reager, project manager for San Francisco Public Works, told the board the project team recorded 212 votes in outreach: 90 at a community meeting and 120 mailed ballots. ‘‘We received 212 total votes from the community,’’ Reager said, and reported that community respondents favored a small‑leaf Tristania as the top choice while…
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