April 12, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Joe Halstead, Commissioner Economic Development, Culture & Tourism
Subject:507 Glenlake Avenue - Municipal Code, Chapter 331, Article III, Trees
Ward 19 - High Park
Purpose:
Mr. Jody Steiger, Ontario Tree Experts, 3015 Kennedy Road, Unit 13, Scarborough, Ontario, M1V 1E7, agent for the
owner of 507 Glenlake Avenue, Ms. Lizanne Dobson, 61 Birchview Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, M6P 349, has filed an
application for a permit to remove one tree on private property to allow for the construction of an addition to the house.
Financial Implications:
N/A
Recommendations:
Either 1, or 2 below
1. issue a permit for tree removal conditional on:
i)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 property commence that warrant the destruction
of the tree; and
ii)the applicant providing a detailed landscape plan for the property to be approved by the Commissioner Economic
Development, Culture and Tourism; 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 thirty-four centimetre diameter Norway spruce in fair condition. Any proposed addition at the rear
of the house will require the removal of the tree in question due to its current proximity to the existing house. The spruce
tree along with an adjacent spruce of a smaller diameter provide an effective privacy screen for several properties in the
neighbourhood and if approval is granted for tree removal it should be conditional on replacement planting that will address
the issue of privacy.
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
