Item - 2023.NY4.35

Tracking Status

  • This item was considered by North York Community Council on April 4, 2023 and was adopted with amendments. City Council has delegated authority for this matter to the North York Community Council and therefore, the decision is final.

NY4.35 - 76 Covewood Street - Application to Remove Three Private Trees

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Schedule Type:
Delegated
Ward:
17 - Don Valley North

Public Notice Given

Community Council Decision

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.

Origin

(March 9, 2023) Report from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation

Summary

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.

Background Information

(March 9, 2023) Report and Attachments 1 - 3 from the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation on 76 Covewood Street - Application to Remove Three Private Trees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-235020.pdf

Communications

(March 29, 2023) E-mail from David Reid (NY.Supp)

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item as Amended moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Carried)

That North York Community Council:

 

1. Deny the request for a permit to remove the 36 centimetre and 44 cenitmetre in diameter Colorado blue spruce trees privately owned trees located at 76 Covewood Street; and approve the request for a permit to remove 54 centimetre diameter Austrian pine tree and require 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.

Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Apr-04-2023

Result: Carried Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 4 Members that voted Yes are Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle
Total members that voted No: 2 Members that voted No are James Pasternak (Chair), Jaye Robinson
Total members that were Absent: 0 Members that were absent are
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council