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Board splits on urban-forestry appeals: one removal upheld, one overturned with replacements, one continued
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld Public Works on a McAllister Street eucalyptus, overruled DPW on a Chestnut Street olive tree conditional on multiple replacement plantings, and continued a contested Eighth Avenue tree appeal to July 11 while requesting a DPW policy report on '2-for-1/3-for-1' replacement practice.
The Board of Appeals addressed several tree-removal appeals and reached differing outcomes across cases, reflecting tension between preserving mature urban canopy and resolving repeated infrastructure damage.
On appeal 7-19 (1598 McAllister Street), Carla Short of the Bureau of Urban Forestry told the board the eucalyptus, though leaning, showed no evidence of imminent failure and could be managed by expanding the tree basin rather than removing it. The appellant was not present; the board voted to deny the appeal and uphold the…
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