<div dir="auto">Every time I’ve had to respond to a “nuisance tree” complaint, it’s always been about the mess they make to vehicles. Rather than state the obvious about a messy tree (“so don’t park under it!!”), I usually ask why they don’t just put the car in the garage. In almost every instance there’s no space in the garage because it’s been turned into a workshop, man cave, or storage space. So basically the homeowner wants the City to remove a perfectly good tree because of their lifestyle choices. This is not something any municipality should start in practice, let alone codify in policy, regulation, or law.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Oliver Reichl BES(Hons)</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 11:09 AM Jennifer Koskinen via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Daniel,<div>Perhaps this is not a 'nuisance-tree' issue - but can be looked at as - wrong tree wrong location case. Remove the tree and plant a smaller species with the tree moved closer to the adjacent neighbour property line. This large tree is growing between two driveways, and the homeowner has put cobblestones around the tree. The City can look at it as rectifying a situation, a smaller tree suitable for the site (and using a species with no potential nuisance - so no fruit trees). The homeowner may miss the shade this tree provided in the summer though. </div><div>Just an idea. Sometimes homeowners will not give up, and they may even find new projects to complete on their own property that may 'accidentlaly' kill the tree over time. </div><div><br></div><div>-jk</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Jennifer Koskinen</font>, HBESfcon, <br>ISA Certified Arborist ON-1234A</font></b><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Senior Arborist<br>mobile: 519-778-5502<br><a href="mailto:jennifer@jkconsultingarb.com" target="_blank">jennifer@jkconsultingarb.com</a></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br>JK Consulting Arborists<br></font></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.jkconsultingarb.com" target="_blank">www.jkconsultingarb.com</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="1">The content of this email is confidential property of JK Consulting Arborists and should not be copied, modified, retransmitted, or used for any purpose except with JK Consulting Arborists written authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete all copies and notify us immediately.</font></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 12:04 PM Daniel Corbett via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning, <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> On Monday October 16<sup>th</sup> (2023), our City Council heard a deputation from a Citizen requesting removal of this Linden tree due to the hardship it causes them (car and driveway washing – ‘ruined’ paint on the car).
There was, of course, significant correspondence with the Citizen (in advance of council) explaining other options and that we had followed process. The Citizen was not interested in any option other than removal, which (removal) is contradictory to our bylaws
and associated policies.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36pt">We have now completed a crown thinning (approximately 30%) to increase air flow and make the tree less habitable to aphids. Council is deliberating to decide if they should make an exception to our tree bylaw,
and allow the removal. In my view, this could be like opening the flood-gates for any (<b><u><span style="font-size:14pt">every</span></u></b>) other removal request having to due with ‘undue hardship’ to the home owner.
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Our ‘nuisance-tree issue’ policies are clear on our website and in our Urban-Tree bylaw. Council may be looking to ‘make an exception’. At council I was able to identify this decision could impact 150-250 ‘nuisance-tree’
removal requests per year. If any of you could provide some guidance or support, provide documentation of a similar situation and how it was resolved…etc,
<b>I would greatly appreciate it</b>.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Citizen that made the deputation highlighted examples from
<b>Vancouver</b> (which I have not fact-checked) in their deputation, so I can imagine our results could also affect your municipalities in the future.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance for your assistance.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dan Corbett<a name="m_-4422560722827327196_m_7819018963170792586_Daniel_Corbett"><u></u><u></u></a></p>
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</blockquote></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)<br>-----------<br>Sent from my mobile phone.</div>