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Board upholds permit for removal of 14 trees at Geary Boulevard park renovation

San Francisco Board of Appeals · December 5, 2012
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Summary

The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied an appeal by a neighbor and upheld a Department of Public Works permit to remove 14 trees as part of a park renovation, citing arborist findings of limb failure and decay and a replacement plan for one-for-one 36-inch-box trees plus additional plantings.

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Dec. 5 upheld a Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry permit allowing the removal of 14 trees at a Recreation and Park renovation site at 1901 Geary Boulevard.

Appellant Pierre Vigneault urged the Board to save a mature ficus tree he described as at least 30 years old, saying neighbors found no safety reason to cut it. Recreation and Park project manager Dan Mower and Urban Forestry staff member Carla…

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