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Board of Appeals upholds DPW denial of four tree removals at 650 Church Street
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The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 3-1 to uphold the Department of Public Works’ denial of four tree removal permits at 650 Church Street after hearing safety, cost and streetscape arguments from the property manager and neighbors.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 3-1 on Sept. 8 to uphold the Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry’s denial of four tree removal requests at 650 Church Street.
Carla Short, urban forester with the Department of Public Works, told the board the property owner applied to remove seven trees; DPW approved removal of three and denied removal of four because the sidewalk could be repaired via basin expansion and an on-site arborist inspection when the sidewalk was opened. Short said two of the contested trees are Metrosideros excelsa and two are Corymbia…
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