Injury of Two Trees - 3256 Yonge Street
(North Toronto)
The Toronto Community Council recommends that City Council issue a permit for injury to the two Norway
Maples at 3256 Yonge Street, on the condition that during construction of the parking pad, the applicant agrees to
hire an arborist to implement a tree preservation plan prepared by Shady Lane Expert Tree Care Inc., dated
September 11, 1998.
The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (October 23, 1998) from the Commissioner,
Economic Development, Culture & Tourism:
Purpose:
An application for a permit to injure two trees on private property in order to build a parking pad between the trees has
been filed by Mr. Christopher Barre, Christopher Barre Architect Inc., 1912 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4L
1H5, agent for the owner of 3256 Yonge Street.
Recommendations:
Either 1, or 2 below.
1) Issue a permit for injury to the two Norway maples on the condition that during construction of the parking pad, the
applicant agrees to hire an arborist to implement a tree preservation plan prepared by Shady Lane Expert Tree Care Inc.,
dated September 11, 1998.
2) Refuse to issue a permit for injury requiring the applicant to abandon plans for the parking pad.
Comments:
The trees in question are forty and ninety centimetre diameter Norway maples in fair condition. A third forty-one
centimetre diameter Norway maple will also be affected by the proposed parking pad, it is in poor condition and therefore
exempt from the private tree bylaw. The proposed parking pad will impact approximately fifty percent of both root
systems resulting in injury to both trees. The arborist report prepared by Shady Lane Expert Tree Care Inc., that
accompanies this application recommends the implementation of several steps to lessen the impact of the construction on
the health of the trees. The construction of the parking pad will injure the two Norway maple trees and if a permit is issued
for injury it is essential that an arborist be contracted to implement the recommendations put forth in the arborist's report
to minimize this injury.
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. Two written objections were received in
response to the application to injure the trees in question. Copies of these letters have been forwarded to the Toronto
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