Tree Removal - 21 Elgin Avenue (Midtown)
The Toronto Community Council recommends that City Council issue a permit for
removal of one of the two elm trees at 21 Elgin Drive to be determined by the
applicant, conditional on the applicant agreeing to plant a replacement tree in the
general neighbourhood to the satisfaction of the Director of Development and Support.
The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (August 24, 1998) from
the Director of Development and Support, Toronto Parks and Recreation, City Hall
Office:
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
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(A copy of the objection referred to in the foregoing report was forwarded to all Members of
the Toronto Community Council with the agenda for its meeting on September 16, 1998,
and a copy thereof is on file in the office of the City Clerk).