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Board of Appeals adopts letter urging supervisors to address agency disregard of tree‑appeal deadlines
Summary
After testimony that a city agency ignored a 15‑day appeal window for a tree removal order, the Board of Appeals unanimously adopted a letter to the Board of Supervisors seeking authority or remedies to prevent future bypasses of appeal deadlines and asked that the mayor's office be copied.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals adopted, 3–0, a letter to the Board of Supervisors calling attention to an incident in which the Recreation and Parks Department reportedly disregarded the board’s 15‑day appeal window for a tree removal order (appeal 20‑57, UN Plaza). Commissioners said the episode damaged the integrity of the appeals process and recommended the supervisors consider remedies to ensure city agencies follow the same deadlines that bind members of the public.
Why it matters: Commissioners described deliberate agency noncompliance as…
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