Active Appeals at the Board of Appeals
Agenda | District | Address | Appeal No. | Hearing Date | Description | Permit and Hearing Nos. | Links |
Agenda | District | Address | Appeal No. | Hearing Date | Description | Permit and Hearing Nos. | Links |
Site: 2
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: History of girdling basin on tension side of lean. Tree lacks clearance over road with significant and pervasive mechanical damage from vehicles. Poor structure characterized by multiple stems and limbs with included bark. Girdling root along curbside edge of trunk.Location is replantable. Permit 799940
Posting Period: 08/04/25 - 09/03/25
Site: 1, 4
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Multiple stems and branches with poor unions and significant included bark. Several significant past branch failures with obvious decay. Girdled root system with active uplift requiring repair.Location is replantable.
Posting Period: 07/28/25 - 08/27/25
Site: 10
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Severe sidewalk damage requires root pruning, which is expected to destabilize tree. Multiple stems with significant included bark results in increased risk of failure. Location is replantable.
Posting Period: 08/04/25 - 08/19/25
Site: 1
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Tree is in poor condition with low live-crown ratio and cantilever limbs. Decay present in trunk. Location is replantable.
Posting Period: 07/21/25 - 08/20/25
Site: 1
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Tree overall is in decline, demonstrated by canopy die back. Brazillian peppers decline rapidly due to sensitive roots. Location is not replantable. Permit 800118
Posting Period: 07/28/25 - 08/27/25
Site: 1
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Tree requires removal for safety of utilities. Included bark found between competing stems. Location is not replantable.
Posting Period: 07/21/25 - 08/20/25
Site: 1
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Tree cannot be pruned sufficiently enough away from house without removing more than 1/3 of canopy. Location is not replantable.
Posting Period: 07/21/25 - 08/20/25
Site: 1
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Tree in has poor placement against home foundation and maximized size against available soil volume. Location is not replantable.
Posting Period: 07/28/25 - 08/27/25
Site: 2
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: One (1) street tree to be removed with no replacement. Tree is decaying at base of trunk and is becoming unstable.
Posting Period: 07/28/25 - 08/12/25
Site: 1
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Significant sidewalk and foundation damage cannot be ameliorated without destabilization of tree. Codominant stems have significant included bark, which increases the risk of stem failure. Tree has outgrown narrow sidewalk. History of branch failures. Location is not replantable by the department.
Posting Period: 07/21/25 - 08/05/25
Site: 1
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Significant sidewalk and foundation damage cannot be ameliorated without destabilization of tree. Codominant stems have significant included bark, which increases the risk of stem failure. Tree has outgrown narrow sidewalk. History of branch failures. Location is replantable.
Posting Period: 07/21/25 - 08/05/25
Site: 1
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Significant sidewalk and foundation damage cannot be ameliorated without destabilization of tree. Codominant stems have significant included bark, which increases the risk of stem failure. Tree has outgrown narrow sidewalk. History of branch failures. Location is replantable.
Posting Period: 07/21/25 - 08/05/25
Site: 1
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Recent failure during winter storms necessitated removal of >60% of crown. Remaining branches are poorly attached and expected new growth is a excessive risk of failure. Severe lean over street. Location is replantable.
Posting Period: 07/21/25 - 08/20/25
Site: 1
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: 600-700 Velasco Ave. (600 Velasco Ave – 5 street trees, 700 Velasco Ave – 5 street trees). Total 10 street trees.Trees are within footprint of the proposed building and need to be removed for Sunnydale-Velasco Housing Project. Location is not plantable, but trees will be replaced within surrounding project area. Permit #: 800133
Posting Period: 07/07/25 - 08/06/25
Site: 1101 Illinois St. (between Humboldt and 22nd St.). BUF permit 800193
Reason(s) for Tree Removal:
Removal of thirteen (13) street trees with replacement with fifteen (15) street trees on site and an additional 94 replacement trees in the same development area as part of the Illinois St. improvements to The Potrero Power Station Mixed-Use Project.
The Potrero Power Station Mixed-Use Project will open a large portion of the City’s Central Waterfront to the public for the first time in 150 years. It will be the location of new homes, office uses, laboratory uses, retail, PDR (light industrial/arts) uses, community facilities, and nearly 7 acres of open space. The Project Master Plan and Development Agreement were approved in April 2020 and became effective on May 25, 2020.
Reasons for removal:
The existing street trees have roots causing severe sidewalk uplift in several locations creating a hazardous sidewalk condition. This proposed removal is part of a construction project to remedy the streetscape including replacing the defective asphalt sidewalk with new concrete and enhanced planter areas (including wider planter zones, irrigation, structural soil, and root barriers). Extensive root pruning will be required to return the sidewalk to grade which is expected to cause tree decline, and if the trees can survive, will continue to damage the sidewalk. 8 of the 13 tree are specifically considered fair to poor suitability for retention. All thirteen (13) street trees are species not in compliance with PG&E specifications for being located under overhead transmission lines and several conflict with underground utilities without proper protections. A full replacement with crushed rock, structural soil, and root barriers provides the best long-term solution for a thriving tree canopy.
Arborist report is also included and a list of the replacement trees by species and replacement size.
Note: notices and website were updated on 7/31/2025 to reflect a total of 13 trees proposed for removal, not 11.
Additional information about this Potrero Power Station Project can be found here:
https://sfplanning.org/potrero-power-station
Documents:
Street Improvement Permit (SIP) Street Trees:
Illinois Street Replacement Trees:
Additional street trees to be planted, as part of overall development plan:
Posting Period: 7/28/2025 - 8/27/25
Site: 4
Reason(s) for Tree Removal: Tree has arbutus canker which will result in definite death of tree, and sidewalk damage will require root pruning of already declining and stressed tree. Tree can be replaced.
Posting Period: 07/14/25 - 08/13/25
LOCATION: 1121 Howard St
# OF TREES: 1 Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)
POSTING PERIOD (30 days) From: 08/01/2025 Through: 08/31/2025
SFMTA proposes to remove the tree at the above location.
Members of the public objecting to this action must protest in writing to the SFMTA. Protests must be made within the posting period, or postmarked no later than last date of the posting period. Protests can be sent to the following:
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency - Streets Division
ATTN: Alan Uy
1 S. Van Ness Ave, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Email: Howard@SFMTA.com
If the tree removal is protested within the posting period, a public hearing will be scheduled.
SFMTA Reason(s) for Removal: Tree is dead or dying
Replacement Tree(s): No replacement tree; SFMTA to plant 42 new street trees on this corridor.
LOCATION: 1096 Howard St
# OF TREES: 1 Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)
POSTING PERIOD (30 days) From: 08/01/2025 Through: 08/31/2025
SFMTA proposes to remove the tree at the above location.
Members of the public objecting to this action must protest in writing to the SFMTA. Protests must be made within the posting period, or postmarked no later than last date of the posting period. Protests can be sent to the following:
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency - Streets Division
ATTN: Alan Uy
1 S. Van Ness Ave, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Email: Howard@SFMTA.com
If the tree removal is protested within the posting period, a public hearing will be scheduled.
SFMTA Reason(s) for Removal: Tree is dead or dying
Replacement Tree(s): YES; SFMTA to plant 42 new street trees on this corridor.