Item - 2025.NY26.10

Tracking Status

  • This item was considered by North York Community Council on September 17, 2025 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.

NY26.10 - 258 Glengrove Avenue West - Application to Remove a Private Tree

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Schedule Type:
Delegated
Ward:
8 - Eglinton - Lawrence

Public Notice Given

Community Council Decision

North York Community Council:

 

1. Approved the request for a permit to remove one privately owned tree located at 258 Glengrove Avenue West and require the applicant to provide five trees which can be achieved in a combination of on-site planting and cash-in-lieu of planting to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry.

Origin

(August 27, 2025) Report from the Director, Urban Forestry, Environment, Climate and Forestry

Summary

This report requests that North York Community Council deny the request for a permit to remove one privately owned tree located at 258 Glengrove Avenue West. The applicant indicates the reason for requesting the removal of the tree is due to concerns over the structure of the tree and the potential damage it could cause.

The Colorado blue spruce tree (Picea pungens) measures 46 centimetres in diameter. The City's Tree By-laws do not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable. The permit was denied, and the applicant is appealing the decision. Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision as to whether a permit may be issued when an applicant appeals the City's decision to deny a tree permit.

Background Information

(August 27, 2025) Report and Attachment 1 from the Director, Urban Forestry, Environment, Climate and Forestry on 258 Glengrove Avenue West - Application to Remove a Private Tree
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-258013.pdf

Communications

(September 17, 2025) Submission from Robert B. Macdonald and Forough Ghorbani (NY.Supp)
(September 17, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (NY.Supp)

Speakers

Robert Macdonald
Nicole Corrado

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item as Amended moved by Councillor Mike Colle (Carried)

That North York Community Council:

 

1. Approve the request for a permit to remove one privately owned tree located at 258 Glengrove Avenue West and require the applicant to provide five trees which can be achieved in a combination of on-site planting and cash-in-lieu of planting to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry.

Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Sep-17-2025

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