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Hays Valley neighbors lose challenge to tree-removal permit; replacement size set at 36-inch boxes
Summary
After hours of testimony from neighbors, the property owner and DPW arborists, the Board of Appeals upheld a DPW decision approving removal of two ficus at 580 Hayes Street and left the replacement requirement at 36-inch box size after a tied 2–2 vote on an amendment to require 48-inch trees.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Feb. 25 upheld a Department of Public Works decision allowing the removal of two mature ficus trees at 580 Hayes Street, rejecting neighborhood appeals that emphasized the trees’ public and environmental value.
Jay Rosenberg, chair of the Hays Valley Neighborhood Association’s Greening Committee, urged the board to preserve the ficus, citing canopy, wildlife habitat and carbon-storage benefits…
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