Tree Removal - 63 Strathcona Avenue (Don River)
The Toronto Community Council recommends that City Council issue a permit for the
removal of the Manitoba maple tree, but refuse to issue a permit for the removal of the
elm tree at 63 Strathcona Avenue.
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 the applicant feels are
too close to the house and have branches that fall onto the deck and into the rear yard has been
filed by the owner, 63 Strathcona Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4J 1G9.
Recommendations:
Either 1, 2 or 3 below.
(1)Issue a permit for the removal of the Manitoba maple tree, but refuse to issue a permit for
the removal of the elm tree.
(2)Refuse to issue a permit for the removal of both trees.
(3)Issue a permit for the removal of both trees.
Comments:
The trees in question are a thirty-six centimetre diameter Manitoba maple and a fifty
centimetre diameter American elm, both in fair condition. The two trees are growing within a
metre of one another and are located along the west property line approximately five metres
south of the house. Neither tree meets the criteria for an exemption under Article III, Chapter
331 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. If the Manitoba maple were to be removed, the
weaker wooded of the two species, there would not be a significant loss in terms of tree cover
in the neighbourhood and the native elm tree would benefit as a result.
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