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Board upholds tree-removal permit with condition: replacement tree or $1,989 in-lieu fee
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld a permit allowing removal of a damaged street tree at 1306 McAllister Street but required either planting a 36-inch box tree on an adjacent frontage with a three-year maintenance agreement or payment of an in-lieu fee of $1,989 if planting proves infeasible; DPW must make feasibility determination within 90 days.
The San Francisco City Board of Appeals upheld a Department of Public Works tree-removal permit for 1306 McAllister Street and imposed conditions that prioritize replanting on adjacent frontage with a maintenance agreement, or alternatively collecting an in-lieu fee.
Carla Short, urban forester with DPW’s Bureau of Urban Forestry, told commissioners the tree was seriously damaged after garage construction and that departmental review concluded removal was warranted.…
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