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Board of Appeals allows removal of four palms at First Street, requires 24-inch replacement
Summary
The Board of Appeals on Dec. 17 overruled a DPW denial and approved a homeowner's request to remove four palm trees from a single tree basin, conditioning the permit on planting one 24-inch box replacement chosen by DPW in consultation with the homeowner.
Kevin McElroy, a homeowner at 2707(20) First Street, won the Board of Appeals' approval to remove four privately maintained palm trees that he said were planted illegally in a single tree basin and posed pedestrian and vehicle clearance problems. The board voted 4-0 to overrule the Department of Public Works's denial and grant the permit with conditions.
McElroy told commissioners the palms reduce the sidewalk width to about six feet in places, below DPW clearance standards, and that yearly maintenance costs could be "upwards…
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