Tree Removal - 156 St. Clements Avenue (North Toronto)
The Toronto Community Council recommends that City Council issue a permit for tree removal at 156 St.
Clements Avenue, conditional on the applicant agreeing to plant a replacement tree on the property to the
satisfaction of the Director of Development and Support.
The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (March 27, 1998) from the Director of Development
and Support, Toronto Parks and Recreation, City Hall Office:
Purpose:
An application for a permit to remove one tree on private property in order to landscape the property with smaller trees and
erect a fence has been filed by Ms. Kathryn A. Lockwood, 156 St. Clements Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1H2, owner
of 156 St. Clements Avenue.
Recommendations:
Either 1 or 2 below.
(1)Refuse to issue a permit to remove the tree.
(2)Issue a permit for tree removal conditional on the applicant agreeing to plant a replacement tree on the property to the
satisfaction of the Director of Development and Support.
Comments:
The tree in question is a fifty centimetre diameter silver maple 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
satisfactory. The report indicates that the applicant is experiencing difficulty establishing other plant material in the rear
yard, due to the extensive root system of the silver maple and recommends replacing this tree with a flowering dogwood or
a crabapple tree. The neighbourhood is well treed with silver and Norway maples and if a permit is granted for the removal
of the tree in question it should be conditional on the replacement planting of a large growing shade tree of a superior
species to silver maple.
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.
Contact Name:
Richard Ubbens
Telephone:(416) 392-1894
Facsimile:(416) 392-6657
e-mail:rubbens@city.toronto.on.ca
