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Board upholds USF request to remove two large cypress trees on safety grounds
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld Department of Public Works Urban Forestry's approval for the University of San Francisco to remove two mature Monterey cypress trees near Masonic Avenue, citing structural defects and a high target rating for failure.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Feb. 3 voted unanimously to uphold the Urban Forestry Bureau’s permit allowing the University of San Francisco to remove two mature Monterey cypress trees along Masonic Avenue, citing public‑safety concerns.
Curtis Speck and a group of neighbors submitted petitions and urged the board to preserve and properly maintain the trees; he presented a community plan to monitor and support replacement plantings. “We look at ourselves also, so we…
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