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Board overturns DPW denial, allows removal and requires 48‑inch flowering‑plum replacements
Summary
The Board of Appeals granted a homeowner's appeal to remove a leaning street tree at 124 Commonwealth Avenue, overruling the Department of Public Works and ordering two 48‑inch flowering‑plum replacements; the vote was 4–0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4–0 on Feb. 8, 2012, to grant an appeal allowing the removal of a leaning pear street tree in front of 124 Commonwealth Avenue and to require two 48‑inch flowering‑plum replacement trees.
Andrew Ash, co‑owner of 124 Commonwealth, told the board the tree leans about 19.2 degrees toward his neighbor's driveway and has damaged the sidewalk in the past. "We measured it at 19.2 degrees," Ash said, adding that his family has repaired sidewalk damage at significant cost and…
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