Tree Removal - 64 St. Ives Crescent (North Toronto)
The Toronto Community Council recommends that City Council issue a permit for tree removal at 64 St. Ives
Crescent, conditional on:
(1) the trees 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 project commence which
warrant the destruction of the trees; and
(2)the applicant providing a detailed landscape plan for the property to be approved by the Commissioner of
Economic Development, Culture & Tourism.
The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (November 25, 1998) from the Commissioner,
Economic Development, Culture & Tourism:
Purpose:
An application for a permit to remove three trees on private property in order to construct a new house has been filed by
Mr. John Lloyd, Lloyd and Nodwell Landscape Architects, 59 Huntley Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2L2, agent for the
owner of 64 St. Ives Cr.
Financial Implications:
N/A
Recommendations:
Either 1, or 2 below
(1)issue a permit for tree removal conditional on: I) the trees 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
project commence which warrant the destruction of the trees. ii) the applicant providing a detailed landscape plan for the
property to be approved by the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture & Tourism;
(2)refuse to issue a permit for tree removal requiring the applicant to abandon or redesign plans for the new house
construction.
Comments:
The trees in question are a thirty-two centimetre diameter white spruce, a forty-one centimetre diameter blue spruce and a
forty-four centimetre diameter cherry, all in fair condition. All three trees are located in close proximity to the existing
house and any proposal for construction of a new house would require the removal of the three trees in question. The
arborist report prepared by Shady Lane
Expert Tree Care Inc., that accompanies the application states that all three trees are in declining health. The report states
that the spruce trees are infected with Cytospora canker, a fungus specific to coniferous species, and that there is deadwood
in the crown's of both trees. The report states that the cherry on the east side of the house has some dying limbs on the
west side of the crown. The condition of the trees is not as poor as described by Shady Lane, in the opinion of staff,
however if a detailed landscape plan is prepared for the property that incorporates large growing shade trees, the removal
of the three trees in question would be an acceptable option.
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 trees in question.
Contact Name:
Andrew Pickett
Telephone:(416) 392-6644
Facsimile:(416) 392-6657
e-mail:apickett@city.toronto.on.ca
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Mr. John Lloyd, John Lloyd & Associates Landscape Architects, appeared before the Toronto Community Council in
connection with the foregoing matter.
