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Board allows tree removal with replacement and gives owner choice of which tree to remove
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld the Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry order with a modification: the property owner may choose which of two closely sited redwood trees to remove and must plant replacements (board vote 5-0). The bureau cited proximity to right-of-way and infrastructure risk as bases for the decision.
The Board of Appeals unanimously modified and upheld a Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry order involving a request to remove and replace trees at 4 Bel Air Place.
Carla Short of DPW explained the Public Works Code criteria (trees within 10 feet of the public right of way and meeting trunk diameter, canopy or height…
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