October 22, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Commissioner, Economic Development, Culture & Tourism
Subject:Request For Removal Of Three City Owned Trees - 909 - 931 Bay Street; 36 and 38 Breadalbane Street
(Ward 24 - Downtown)
Purpose:
An application has been received from Mr. Alexander J. Topps, MBTW, 240 Duncan Mill Road, Suite 500, Toronto,
Ontario, M3B 1Z4, for City Council to consider removal of three City owned trees.
Source of Funds:
Not applicable.
Recommendation:
That tree removal be approved on the condition that:
1. the applicant submit a certified cheque in the amount of $5,214.26 to cover the value of the trees, removal costs and
replacement costs of three City owned trees;
2. the applicant plant six trees in tree pits on Bay Street City street allowance upon completion of the project; and
3. the Landscape Plan L-1 and D-1, prepared by MBTW dated September 18, 1998 be revised to be in accordance with
the City of Toronto Standard Continuous Tree Pit Planting Detail No=s 103, 103-1, 103-2 & 103-3.
Background:
This request for tree removal forms part of a Site Plan Approval application filed with Urban Planning & Development
Services for the purpose of facilitating construction of a mixed use residential/commercial condominium (Phase 3).
Comments:
There are four City owned trees involved with this project. One Norway Maple is in poor condition and will be removed
and replaced at no cost to the applicant. Three trees are in fair to good condition and are the subject of this application for
removal. The trees in question are one Green Ash and two Honey Locust trees which have diameters ranging from 12 to
24 centimetres.
The applicant reports that Urban Planning & Development Services has requested that the boulevard along Bay Street be
reconstructed to conform with the City standards for sidewalk boulevard design and this requires removal of three City
owned trees.
These three trees have a combined value of $1,416.29. The costs to remove these trees is $129.36 and the costs to replace
three City owned trees in sidewalk are $3,668.61, for a total of $5,214.26.
The applicant proposes to plant six trees in sidewalk tree pits along Bay Street. In addition there will be eight new tree
plantings on private property as part of the landscape improvements associated with this project.
Conclusion:
Since the proposed tree plantings on City and private property will be a substantial improvement over existing conditions,
I therefore recommend approval for removal of these three trees subject to conditions set out in this report.
Contact Name: Warren Quan
Email: wquan@city.toronto.on.ca
Tel: 416-392-1940
Fax: 416-392-6657
Joe Halstead
Commissioner, Economic Development, Culture & Tourism
Metro Hall
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