Item - 2025.SC20.6

Tracking Status

This item was considered by Scarborough Community Council on February 20, 2025 and was not adopted. City Council has delegated authority for this matter to the Scarborough Community Council and therefore, the decision is final.

SC20.6 - 513 Huntingwood Drive - Application to Remove a Private Tree

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Not Adopted

Schedule Type:: Delegated

Ward:: 22 - Scarborough - Agincourt

Community Council Decision

The Scarborough Community Council took no action on this item.

Decision Advice and Other Information

The motion to amend the item lost. As a result, Scarborough Community Council rejected the application, and no permit will be issued.

Origin

(January 30, 2025) Report from the Acting Director, Urban Forestry, Environment, Climate and Forestry

Summary

This report requests that Scarborough Community Council deny the request for a permit to remove one privately owned tree located at 513 Huntingwood Drive. The applicant indicates the reason for requesting removal of the tree is because the tree is in poor condition and there is a concern about potential failure.

The Colorado blue spruce tree (Picea pungens) measures 60 cm 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 denial of a permit of a tree protected under the By-laws.

Background Information

(January 30, 2025) Report and Attachment 1 from the Acting Director, Urban Forestry, Environment, Climate and Forestry on 513 Huntingwood Drive - Application to Remove a Private Tree
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-252984.pdf

Communications

(February 10, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (SC.New)

Speakers

Jian Cao

Motions

Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Nick Mantas (Lost)

That Scarborough Community Council:

1. Approve the request for a permit to remove one privately owned tree located at 513 Huntingwood Drive 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 executive Director of Environment, Climate and Forestry.

Vote (Amend Item) Feb-20-2025

Result: Lost	Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 1	Members that voted Yes are Nick Mantas
Total members that voted No: 4	Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie (Chair), Parthi Kandavel, Jennifer McKelvie, Michael Thompson
Total members that were Absent: 1	Members that were absent are Jamaal Myers