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Board Upholds DPW Denial of Tree Removal Request on Noriega Street

San Francisco Board of Appeals · September 17, 2014
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Summary

Property owner’s appeal to remove a privately maintained street tree at 1812 Noriega Street was denied after DPW urban forestry staff described the species as healthy and appropriate for the site; commissioners noted infrastructure concerns but voted 3–0 to uphold the department.

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Sept. 17 upheld the Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry’s denial of a request to remove a privately maintained street tree at 1812 Noriega Street.

Appellant Michael Klestoff told the board he has owned the property for more than 20 years and cited repeated sidewalk upheaval from tree roots, damage to a…

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