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Board upholds Urban Forestry denial of tree‑removal permit at 422 Vicente Street
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on April 14 upheld the Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry's denial of a private‑property tree removal permit at 422 Vicente Street, finding sidewalk reconstruction and other remedies preferable to root cutting and removal.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted April 14 to uphold the Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry’s denial of a private‑property tree removal permit for a mature red flowering gum at 422 Vicente Street.
Carla Short of the Bureau of Urban Forestry told the board the department’s hearing officer found the sidewalk uphill of the tree was depressed below curb grade — likely due to a sewer lateral — and could be raised and reconstructed to avoid root pruning. Short said…
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