March 27, 1998

 To:Toronto Community Council

From:Director of Development and Support - Toronto Parks & Recreation, City Hall Office

Subject:156 St. Clements Avenue, Toronto, Ward 22 (North Toronto) - Municipal Code, Chapter 331, Article III, Trees

Purpose:

An application for a permit to remove one tree on private property in order to landscape the property with smaller trees and erect a fence has been filed by Ms. Kathryn A. Lockwood, 156 St. Clements Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1H2, owner of 156 St. Clements Avenue.

Recommendations:

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 fifty centimetre diameter silver maple in fair condition. The arborist report, prepared by Michael McIsaac of Mount Pleasant Tree Service that accompanies this application states that the overall health of the tree is satisfactory. The report indicates that the applicant is experiencing difficulty establishing other plant material in the rear yard, due to the extensive root system of the silver maple and recommends replacing this tree with a flowering dogwood or a crabapple tree. The neighbourhood is well treed with silver and Norway maples and if a permit is granted for the removal of the tree in question it should be conditional on the replacement planting of a large growing shade tree of a superior species to silver maple.

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 Anne Johnston, Suite 205, Metro Hall

Councillor Michael Walker, Suite 12, Toronto City Hall

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