Tree Removal - 12 Willard Gardens (High Park - Ward 19)

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 remove one tree on private property to allow for construction of an addition has been filed by Mr. Raymond Scott Vaughan, 12 Willard Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, M6S1G1, owner of 12 Willard Gardens.

Financial Implications:

N/A

Recommendations:

Either 1, or 2 below

(1)issue a permit for tree removal conditional on: the tree in question not being removed until permitted construction and/or demolition related activities in accordance with plans approved under the building permit application for the subject project commence which warrant the destruction of the tree; or

(2)refuse to issue a permit for tree removal requiring the applicant to abandon or redesign plans for the addition.

Comments:

The tree in question is a fifty-three centimetre diameter black locust in fair condition. The tree is located within four metres of the existing foundation and any expansion of the house at the rear will require the removal of the tree in question. The property in question, and adjacent properties, are well treed with black locusts, Norway spruce and red oak and if the black locust is removed a red oak will grow to fill in the vacated space. It would therefore not be necessary to plant a replacement tree.

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:

Andrew Pickett

Telephone:(416) 392-6644

Facsimile:(416) 392-6657

e-mail:apickett@toronto.ca