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Board upholds tree‑removal permit for Rincon Hill streetscape but bars removal until replacement plan is approved
Summary
The Board upheld DPW’s permit to remove and replace street trees associated with the 45 Lansing shared‑street Rincon Hill plan, but required that trees not be cut until a planting permit and replacement plan are issued so DPW, Planning, PUC, the developer and residents can finalize species, spacing and lighting measures.
The Board of Appeals on June 10 upheld a Public Works permit to remove a line of trees along Lansing Street to allow a shared‑street/Rincon Hill streetscape as part of the developer Crescent Heights’ 45 Lansing project, but conditioned the decision so removal cannot occur until a replacement plan and planting permit are approved.
Appellants from 18 Lansing, led by Vadim Moss, argued the approved plan would remove evergreen screening that…
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