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Board seeks stronger screening after applicant proposes removing mature trees
Summary
The applicant will remove 668 trees and plant 128 new trees; the board asked for evergreen screening, a 6‑foot board fence and planting maintenance in perpetuity to mitigate loss of tree canopy for neighboring properties.
A central neighborhood concern focused on loss of mature tree canopy along the westerly property line and replacement plantings.
Project engineer Foster Tang said the plan would remove 668 existing (mostly deciduous) trees and plant 128 new trees—predominantly evergreens—resulting in a net gain of about 60 trees and providing year‑round screening. "We're planting a total of a 128 trees," Tang said during the presentation, and staff added that proposed evergreen screening and a 6‑foot board‑on‑board fence would be required to remain in perpetuity as a condition of the variances granted earlier.
Board members and neighbors pressed the applicant to consider whether a slight reduction in parking could save specific mature specimens; staff noted the 1993 variance required 77 spaces and that site constraints (an easement and steep grade) limit subgrade options. The board included a condition confirming compliance with the city's tree‑removal provisions and a maintenance requirement for the new plantings.
