August 28, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Director of Development and Support - Toronto Parks & Recreation, City Hall
Office
Subject:170 Roxborough Drive, Toronto, Ward 23 (Midtown) - Municipal Code, Chapter
331, Article III, Trees
Purpose:
An application for a permit to remove one tree on private property in order to construct a
new house has been filed by Mr. Davide Carnevale, The Tree Specialists Inc. 1081
Manchester Crescent, Oakville, Ontario, L6M 1G2, agent for the owner of 170 Roxborough
Drive.
Recommendations:
Either 1 or 2 below.
1) Refuse to issue a permit to remove the tree requiring the applicant to redesign or abandon
his plans for construction of a new house.
2) Issue a permit for removal of the tree conditional on i) the issuance of a demolition and
building permit and ii) the applicant agreeing to plant two replacement eighty millimetre
caliper red oak trees.
Comments:
The tree in question is an eighty-two centimetre diameter red oak in fair condition. The
arborist report prepared by the Tree Specialists that accompanies this application states that
the red oak is in fair condition with minor deadwood throughout its crown. The report states
that the tree is located at the rear of the property and that it is growing within the proposed
building envelope and therefore not possible to preserve. The oak tree is perfectly healthy
and if it remains it will live for several more decades. If the tree is not removed, its location
prevents any construction activity from taking place to the north of the existing house. It is
important that any proposed construction allocate space for the planting of two replacement
oak trees in the event that a permit for tree removal is granted.
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
(Original signed by RU for SR) TF
Susan Richardson
Director of Development and Support - Toronto Parks & Recreation,
City Hall Office
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bcc:Councillor John Adams, Suite 18, Toronto City Hall
Councillor Ila Bossons, Suite 214, Metro Hall
John Macintyre, 8th Floor, Metro Hall
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