"If we can make the little things go away then all the larger projects and the more significant issues can all be dealt with by all the regulatory agencies,"
"I've had significant projects with a number of apartment units that have been held up for a year-and-a-half over tree planting issues. By the time we work through appeals on the tree planting issues, the project died,"
"Typically for new developments or if someone is adding a dwelling unit or a garage, a tree is required for every 20 feet of frontage so it's really attached to the linear frontage of the building and the city tells the applicant you must plant a tree or trees based on your linear frontage,"
San Francisco's building code requires planting a tree for every 20 feet of frontage on new developments or when adding dwelling units or garages. The requirement has delayed or killed multiple real estate projects, with developers citing year-and-a-half appeals and project cancellations. Developers and architects say the mandate adds cost and timeline uncertainty that can sink projects. Public Works proposes allowing an in-lieu fee instead of mandatory planting, with the fee equal to the city’s cost to plant and water a tree for three years. The current in-lieu fee is $2,590 and will be reviewed annually and adjusted as needed. Collected fees will be used to fund tree planting and maintenance while balancing development needs and urban forestry goals.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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