Item - 2023.NY4.35

North York Community Council:

1. Denied the permit to remove the 36 centimetre and 44 cenitmetre in diameter Colorado blue spruce privately owned trees located at 76 Covewood Street; and approved the permit to remove 54 centimetre diameter Austrian pine tree and required the applicant to provide five replacement trees which can be achieved in a combination of on-site planting and cash-in-lieu of planting to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

This report requests that North York Community Council deny the request for a permit to remove three privately owned trees located at 76 Covewood Street. The applicant indicates the reason for requesting removal of the trees is due to a lack of long-term viability.

There are two Colorado blue spruce trees, Picea pungens, in question, measuring 36 cm and 44 cm in diameter and one Austrian pine tree, Pinus nigra, measuring 54 cm in diameter. The City's Tree By-laws do not support the removal of these trees as they are healthy and maintainable. Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to decide whether a permit may be issued when an applicant wishes to appeal the City's decision to deny a tree permit.