April 12, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Joe Halstead, Commissioner Economic Development, Culture and Tourism
Subject:404 Dovercourt Road - Municipal Code, Chapter 331, Article III, Trees
Ward 20 -Trinity-Niagara
Purpose:
Mr. Phu Vinh Hoang, 404 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 3E7, owner of 404
Dovercourt Road, has filed an application for a permit to injure one tree on private property
that overhangs his parking area.
Financial Implications:
N/A
Recommendations:
Either 1, or 2 below
- refuse to issue a permit for injury; or
- issue a permit for injury.
Comments:
The tree in question is a seventy centimetre diameter horsechestnut in fair condition. The tree
is on the property line of 404/406 and 408 Dovercourt Road and approximately fifty percent
of the crown overhangs the rear yard parking area of the applicant. The applicant would like to
prune the tree to the property line to eliminate the problem of falling chestnuts in the late
summer. The pruning desired by the applicant is excessive and is not proper arboricultural
practice and it would lead to a decline in the health of the tree in question. To reduce the
occurrence of fruit falling onto the applicants property, the tree would have to be removed
completely. Alternatively the applicant could purchase a car cover that would eliminate
damage caused by falling chestnuts. The chestnut tree is healthy and a specimen worthy of
protection in the community.
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
392-6644
Joe Halstead
Commissioner, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism
