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Board sides with Urban Forestry, denies request to remove three street trees at 640 Turk St.
Summary
After disputed testimony about sewer damage and repair costs, the Board of Appeals upheld the Department of Public Works’ denial of a permit to remove three Ficus street trees at 640 Turk Street, voting 5–0 to deny the appeal.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 13 denied an appeal by Gonya Properties seeking removal of three street trees at 640 Turk Street, agreeing with Department of Public Works urban forestry staff that the trees can be retained and sewer/sidewalk repair should be prioritized.
Carla Short of the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Urban Forestry testified the cypress/ficus trees were healthy and that root pruning…
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