July 8, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Director of Development & Support - Toronto Parks and Recreation, City Hall
Office
Subject:Request for Removal of three City-owned Trees - 650 Queens Quay West
(Ward 24 - Downtown)
Purpose:
An application has been received from Mr. Bruce Corban, Corban and Goode Landscape
Architecture and Urbanism, 132 Berkeley Street, 'The Loft', Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2W9,
for City Council to consider removal of three City owned trees.
Recommendation:
That tree removal be approved on the condition that:
- Parks and Recreation use the previously submitted funds of $2,541.09 to plant street trees
in another area.
- the applicant plant five new trees in turf on Bathurst Street and replace one tree on the
Bishop Tutu Boulevard City Street allowances upon completion of the project in
accordance with Landscape Site Plan L1 prepared by Corban and Goode Landscape
Architecture and Urbanism, date stamped June 1, 1998 by Urban Development Services.
Background:
This request for tree removal forms part of a Site Plan Approval application filed with
Urban Development Services for the purpose of facilitating construction of a new residential
condominium.
On July 2, 1998, Mr. Ralph Bergman, Wallman Clewes Bergman Architects Limited, 55
Booth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2M3 submitted a certified cheque to cover the value
of the trees, the removal costs and replacement costs for three trees in turf in the amount of
$2,541.09. This money was to guarantee protection of three City owned trees during
construction work at 650 Queens Quay West. The applicant has now obtained a building
permit from the Buildings Department.
Comments:
Along Bishop Tutu Boulevard are three ash trees with diameters of 13, 15, and 19 cm,
respectively. The trees are in good condition and valued at $771.07. The costs to remove the
trees are $344.99. The costs to plant three new trees in turf are $1,425.03, for a total of
$2,541.09.
Mr. Corban reports that two existing trees are in direct conflict with the proposed building
excavation and the third tree is in direct conflict with a proposed vehicular entrance into an
underground garage.
The applicant proposes to plant five new green ash trees in turf on Bathurst Street and
replace one new Shubert Chokecherry tree in turf on Bishop Tutu Boulevard as part of the
landscape improvements associated with this project. The planting of these new trees and
replacement trees will enhance the streetscape in this area and be a significant improvement
over the existing conditions. I therefore recommend approval for removal of these trees
subject to conditions set out in this report.
(Signed by SR) pm
Susan Richardson
Director, Development & Support
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Contact Name: Warren Quan
Email: wquan@city.toronto.on.ca
Tel: 416-392-1940
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