April 8, 1998

To:Toronto Community Council

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

Subject:Request for Removal of a City-owned Tree - 166 Warren Road (Ward 23 - Midtown)

 Purpose:

An application has been received from Mr. Ronald Holbrook, Ronald Holbrook & Associates Landscape Architects, 390 Dupont Street, Suite 205, Toronto, M5R 1V1 for City Council to consider removal of a City owned spruce tree located at the above noted address. Mr. Holbrook reports that the tree has been unaesthetically pruned and the tree will cause to much shade for a proposed landscape.

Recommendation:

The request for tree removal be denied.

Comments:

The tree in question is a 42 cm diameter spruce located on City street allowance. The tree stands in fair condition and is valued at $2,005.32. My staff inspected this tree on March 19, 1998 and found that although the tree has been pruned in the past, it could be incorporated into a landscape plan of other trees and shrubs.

Since the spruce is a large and significant tree on the street and the tree is not structurally unsound, dead or dying, I recommend that the request for tree removal be denied.

However, should Toronto Community Council approve tree removal, I recommend that the applicant pay all costs involved; this includes the tree value of $2,005.32, the removal costs of $1010.43, and the costs to plant a replacement, $475.62, for a total of $3,491.37.

(Signed by SR) pm

Susan Richardson

Director, Development & Support

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