Tree Injury - 247 Glenrose Avenue (Midtown)
The Toronto Community Council recommends that City Council issue a permit for injury to the tree at 247
Glenrose Avenue, 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.
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
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Mr. David Cohen, Toronto, Ontario, appeared before the Toronto Community Council in connection with the foregoing
matter.