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Tree Removal - 222 Barton Avenue
(Davenport)
The Toronto Community Council recommends that City Council refuse to issue a permit to remove the tree located at 222 Barton Avenue.
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 that the applicant feels may cause damage to sewer and water lines has been filed by Mr. Valdemar Craveiro, 222 Barton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6G 1R3, owner of 222 Barton 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.
(B) Issue a permit for tree removal conditional on the applicant agreeing to plant a replacement tree on his property to the satisfaction of the Director of Development and Support.
Comments:
The tree in question is a sixty centimetre diameter blue spruce in good condition. The arborist report prepared by Ontario Tree Experts that accompanies this application states that the tree is in good condition and that the homeowner is willing to replace the tree with two new large growing shade trees. The blue spruce is a common tree species in Toronto=s urban forest. The specimen in question is quite significant in the neighbourhood due to its size and condition and serious consideration should be given to retaining it.
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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