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Board Upholds DPW Denial of Palm-Tree Removals at 1601 Mission Street

San Francisco Board of Appeals · January 28, 2015
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The Board of Appeals upheld the Department of Public Works’ denial of a private removal permit for three Washingtonia palms at 1601 Mission Street, voting 4-0 after DPW and Planning staff and witnesses debated safety, maintenance costs and billboard visibility.

The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4-0 Jan. 28 to uphold the Department of Public Works’ denial of a permit to remove three Washingtonia palm trees adjacent to 1601 Mission Street.

Martin Cutches, a consulting arborist, told the board the palms had outgrown the site and that maintenance and safety challenges grow exponentially as certain palms mature; he…

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