August 24, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Director of Development and Support - Toronto Parks & Recreation, City Hall
Office
Subject:21 Elgin Avenue, Toronto, Ward 23 (Midtown) - Municipal Code, Chapter 331,
Article III, Trees
Purpose:
An application for a permit to remove two trees on private property that are overshadowing
newly planted trees and shrubs has been filed by Mrs. Carol Ann Marshall, 21 Elgin
Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 1G5, owner of 21 Elgin Avenue.
Recommendations:
Either 1, 2 or 3 below.
1) Issue a permit for removal of one of the two elm trees to be determined by the applicant.
2) Refuse to issue a permit to remove the trees.
3) Issue a permit for tree removal conditional on the applicant agreeing to plant a
replacement tree to the satisfaction of the Director of Development and Support.
Comments:
The trees in question are forty-four and forty-six centimetre diameter Siberian elms, both in
fair condition. The arborist report prepared by Al Miley that accompanies this application
states that the trees are in fair condition and growing normally with a minor infestation of
elm leaf beetle, a moderate amount of deadwood and overcrowding growth. The report
states that the property owner has landscaped and that the plan at the time was to keep the
trees until the landscape planting grew to a significant size. The elm trees are growing in
close proximity to one another and the removal of one would provide more sunlight for the
applicant's landscaping and would not significantly impact the tree cover in the
neighbourhood.
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. One written objection was received in response to the application to remove the
tree in question. A copy of this letter has been forwarded to the Community Council
Secretary for the Community Council to review.
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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