November 23, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Commissioner, Economic Development, Culture & Tourism
Subject:63 Wolfrey Ave., Toronto, Ward 25 (Don River) - Municipal Code, Chapter 331,
Article III, Trees
Purpose:
An application for a permit to remove one tree on private property that has caused concern due
to falling fruit has been filed by Mr. Don Finlayson & Ms. Sue Konynenburg, 63 Wolfrey
Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 1K9, owner's of 63 Wolfrey Avenue
Financial Implications:
N/A
Recommendations:
Either 1, or 2 below
- refuse to issue a permit to remove the tree;
- issue a permit for tree removal conditional on the applicant agreeing to plant a replacement
tree to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture &
Tourism.
Comments:
The tree in question is a forty-five centimetre diameter black walnut in fair condition. The
black walnut tree is native to Southern Ontario and a significant species in Toronto's urban
forest. The fruit of the black walnut can reach the size of a tennis ball and may be an
inconvenience when it falls from the branches in the late summer. The property in question is
well treed with mature Norway maples and the applicant would like to plant a Japanese maple
and a lilac as replacement if a permit for removal of the black walnut is granted. The applicant
has stated that the fruit from the walnut tree has stained the boards of a newly rebuilt deck.
The staining of the newly treated deck boards could also be attributed to a large Norway
maple that overhangs the deck and to other windborne debris from neighbourhood trees.
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 along with two letters in support of the application for
tree removal has been forwarded to the Community Council Secretary for the Community
Council to review.
Contact Name:Andrew Pickett
Telephone:(416) 392-6644
Facsimile:(416) 392-6657
e-mail:apickett@city.toronto.on.ca
Joe Halstead
Commissioner, Economic Development, Culture & Tourism
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bcc:Councillor Jack Layton, Suite 207, Metro Hall
Councillor Pam McConnell, Suite 5, Toronto City Hall
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