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Tree Removal - 450 Jones Avenue
(Don River)
The Toronto Community Council recommends that a permit be issued for tree removal at 450 Jones Avenue conditional on the applicant agreeing to plant a replacement tree on her property to the satisfaction of the Director of Development and Support, Toronto Parks and Recreation.
The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (February 4, 1998) from the Director, Development and Support, Toronto Parks and Recreation Department:
Purpose:
City Council is required under Municipal Code, Chapter 331, Article III, to decide whether or not to approve an application to injure or destroy trees on private property that are in a healthy condition and thirty centimetres in diameter or greater. The Community Council as a standing Committee of City Council under the procedural bylaw has been authorized to hear public deputations if any and make recommendations to City Council on, among other things, matters covered by tree bylaws which are contained in the above mentioned section of the Municipal Code. An application for a permit to remove one tree on private property to allow for landscaping with slower growing trees that produce less shade in the garden has been filed by Ms. Jennifer A. Pfuetzner, 450 Jones Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4J 3G3, owner of 450 Jones Avenue.
Recommendation:
That Toronto Community Council hear public deputations if any, and recommend that City Council adopt either A or B below.
(A) Refuse to issue a permit to remove the tree, requiring the applicant to explore alternative landscaping designs.
(B) Issue a permit for tree removal conditional on the applicant agreeing to plant a replacement tree on her property to the satisfaction of the Director of Development and Support.
Comments:
The tree in question is a thirty-six centimetre diameter Siberian elm in fair condition. The arborist report, prepared by Michael McIsaac of Mount Pleasant Tree Service that accompanies this application states that the overall health of the tree is good. The report also states that the tree is infested with elm leaf beetle, a common insect problem affecting elm trees. The property in question is well treed and there is a young red oak tree growing near the subject elm tree that will become a significant shade tree in the neighbourhood. The removal of the elm tree would not have a substantial impact on the tree cover in the Don River neighbourhood.
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.
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