Tree Removal - 247 Glenrose Avenue (Midtown - Ward 23)
The Toronto Community Council recommends
The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (January 4, 1999) from
the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism:
Purpose:
An application for a permit to injure one tree on private property in order to build an addition
to the rear of 249 Glenrose Avenue has been filed by the owner, Mr. David F. W. Cohen, 249
Glenrose Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 1L1. The application has been authorized by Mrs.
Margaret Phelan, 247 Glenrose Avenue. Toronto, Ontario, M4T 1L1, owner of the tree in
question.
Recommendations:
Either 1, or 2 below.
(1)Issue a permit for injury to the tree on the condition that during construction of the
addition, the applicant agrees to hire an arborist to implement the tree preservation plan
prepared by Thomson, Bruce and Associates, dated December 8, 1998, and filed as part of this
application; or
(2)Refuse to issue a permit for tree injury requiring the applicant to abandon or redesign plans
for the rear addition.
Comments:
The tree in question is a seventy-five centimetre diameter silver maple in fair condition. The
tree is located at the rear of 247 Glenrose Avenue within two metres of the 247/249 property
line. The proposed rear addition at 249 Glenrose Avenue will require excavation up to
approximately two metres from the silver maple tree impacting a significant portion of the
root system. The arborist report prepared by Thomson, Bruce and Associates, that
accompanies this application recommends the implementation of several steps to lessen the
impact of the construction on the health of the tree.
The construction of the rear addition will injure the silver maple tree 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. No written objections were received in response to the application to injure the
tree in question.
Contact Name:
Andrew Pickett
Telephone:(416) 392-6644
Facsimile:(416) 392-6657
e-mail:apickett@toronto.ca
