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Board overrules DPW, allows removal of acacia at 1245 Masonic with two large replacements
Summary
After hearing arborists and neighbors, the San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4–1 to overturn the Department of Public Works’ denial of a tree-removal permit at 1245 Masonic. The decision allows the owner to remove the blackwood acacia if he plants and initially maintains two 48‑inch‑box replacement trees.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4–1 on June 13 to overturn a Department of Public Works decision and allow property owner Stephen Hague to remove a stressed blackwood acacia at 1245 Masonic Avenue, provided he replaces it with two 48‑inch‑box trees and fulfills an initial maintenance period.
Carla Short, bureau chief for the Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Urban Forestry, told commissioners the department initially approved removal after finding structural defects but reversed course…
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