February 25, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Director of Development and Support, Toronto Parks & Recreation, City Hall Office
Subject:54 Wineva Ave., Toronto, Ward 26 (East Toronto) - Municipal Code, Chapter 331, Article III, Trees
Purpose:
City Council is required under Municipal Code, Chapter 331, Article III, to decide whether or not to approve an
application to injure or destroy trees on private property that are in a healthy condition and thirty centimetres in diameter or
greater. The Community Council as a standing Committee of City Council under the procedural bylaw has been authorized
to hear public deputations if any and make recommendations to City Council on, among other things, matters covered by
tree bylaws which are contained in the above mentioned section of the Municipal Code. An application for a permit to
remove one tree on private property that is damaging a garage wall and obstructing the entrance to the garage has been filed
by Mr. Gennaro Di Gregorio, Beaches Investment, 22 Goodmark Place, Unit 9, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 6R2, owner=s of
54 Wineva Avenue.
Recommendations:
That Toronto Community Council hear public deputations if any, and recommend that City Council adopt either 1 or 2
below.
1) Refuse to issue a permit to remove the tree.
2) Issue a permit for tree removal conditional on the applicant agreeing to plant a replacement tree on the property to the
satisfaction of the Director of Development and Support.
Comments:
The tree in question is a seventy centimetre diameter black walnut in good condition. The black walnut tree is native to
southern Ontario and this specimen is a significant shade tree in Toronto=s urban forest. The garage that the tree is
damaging is in quite a dilapidated state and would appear to require demolition anyway. In the opinion of Urban Forestry
staff every effort should be made to incorporate this majestic tree into any new proposals for parking at this property.
A notice of application sign was posted on the property for the required 14 day posting period, in order to notify the
neighbourhood and provide an opportunity for objection to the application. No written objections were received in response
to the application to remove the tree in question.
Contact Name:Richard Ubbens
Telephone:(416) 392-1894
Facsimile:(416) 392-6657
e-mail:rubbens@city.toronto.on.ca
Susan Richardson
Director of Development and Support - Toronto Parks & Recreation
City Hall Office
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bcc:Councillor Sandra Bussin, Suite 20, Toronto City Hall
Councillor Tom Jakobek, Suite 2, Toronto City Hall
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