Municipal Code, Chapter 331, Article III, Trees
- 54 Wineva Avenue, Toronto (East Toronto)
The Toronto Community Council recommends that City Council refuse to issue a permit to
remove the tree located at 54 Wineva Avenue.
The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (February 25, 1998) from
the Director of Development and Support, Toronto Parks and Recreation, Commissioner of
Community Services:
Purpose:
City Council is required under Municipal Code, Chapter 331, Article III, to decide whether or not
to approve an application to injure or destroy trees on private property that are in a healthy
condition and thirty centimetres in diameter or greater. The Community Council as a standing
Committee of City Council under the procedural bylaw has been authorized to hear public
deputations if any and make recommendations to City Council on, among other things, matters
covered by tree bylaws which are contained in the above mentioned section of the Municipal
Code. An application for a permit to remove one tree on private property that is damaging a
garage wall and obstructing the entrance to the garage has been filed by Mr. Gennaro Di
Gregorio, Beaches Investment, 22 Goodmark Place, Unit 9, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 6R2,
owner's of 54 Wineva Avenue.
Recommendations:
That Toronto Community Council hear public deputations if any, and recommend that City
Council adopt either 1 or 2 below:
(1) Refuse to issue a permit to remove the tree;
(2) Issue a permit for tree removal conditional on the applicant agreeing to plant a
replacement tree on the property to the satisfaction of the Director of Development and
Support.
Comments:
The tree in question is a seventy centimetre diameter black walnut in good condition. The black
walnut tree is native to southern Ontario and this specimen is a significant shade tree in
Toronto's urban forest. The garage that the tree is damaging is in quite a dilapidated state and
would appear to require demolition anyway. In the opinion of Urban Forestry staff every effort
should be made to incorporate this majestic tree into any new proposals for parking at this
property.
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