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Board of Appeals, August 26, 2026

Approves Appeal of tree removal permit at 699 Rhode Island Street, 4-0

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The Board of Appeals approved 35% of 17 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Jose Lopez (1 of 14 recorded votes).

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What happened

The San Francisco Board of Appeals granted appeal No. 26-033 (Joshua Klipp v. San Francisco Public Works, Bureau of Urban Forestry) 4-0, overturning Public Works Order No.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Francisco, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
August 26, 2026
Decisions
2 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 4-0

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Appeal of tree removal permit at 699 Rhode Island Street

Appeal No. 26-033, Joshua Klipp v.

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Meeting Summary

The San Francisco Board of Appeals granted appeal No. 26-033 (Joshua Klipp v. San Francisco Public Works, Bureau of Urban Forestry) 4-0, overturning Public Works Order No.

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Key Decisions (2)

Approved

Appeal of tree removal permit at 699 Rhode Island Street

Vote: 4-0
Approved

Position on legislation eliminating Board of Appeals review of city tree removals (file 251211)

Vote: 4-0

Market Signals (2)

Infrastructure

San Francisco Public Works pursued an ADA curb ramp installation…

Sentiment

Pending legislation (file 251211) seeks to strip the Board of…

Who Spoke (13)

ChairCommissioner · 3StaffAttorneyApplicantWitness · 2Public · 4

On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, a staff member, an attorney, the applicant, 2 witnesses, and 4 members of the public.

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