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Board revokes DPW tree-removal order for Polk Street after neighborhood opposition
Summary
After the Bureau of Engineering and Urban Forestry reassessed the work, the Board of Appeals revoked a July 2009 DPW tree-removal order for 1334–1338 Polk Street and found the trees are salvageable; the Board voted 5–0 to revoke the order and require pruning/monitoring rather than removal.
The Board of Appeals voted unanimously to revoke a Department of Public Works tree-removal order for properties at 1334–1338 Polk Street after DPW staff told the board the trees could be pruned and monitored rather than removed.
Charlotte Short of the Bureau of Urban Forestry said the Bureau of Engineering, which originally sought removal, re-evaluated the situation after strong neighborhood opposition and determined the trees could be preserved. "Because of the extensive neighborhood opposition to the removal of this permit, we were requested to reevaluate the trees and we decided that they could be pruned and monitored rather than removed at this time," Short told the board.
Commissioners moved to revoke the permit with a finding that the permit holder or department had settled the matter because the trees were salvageable. The motion passed 5 to 0; the Board directed staff to record the finding and close the appeal subject to any required administrative follow-up.
The action revokes the earlier DPW order and leaves in place a requirement that DPW manage the trees through pruning and monitoring rather than removal.
