Fax: (613) Princiotta. Group. Greely, ON K4P 1P6. Dear Joe, proposed. Clapp Lane. issuing of such. a permit. on the subject.

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1 P.O. Box 13593, Ottawa, ON K2KK 1X6 Telephone: (613) Fax: (613) Website: Urban Forestry & Forest Management Consulting September 22, 2014 Joe Princiotta Princiotta Group 1491 Manotick Station Rd. Greely, ON K4P 1P6 Re: Tree Conservation Report 1125 &.1129 Clapp Lane, Manotick Dear Joe, This report details a pre-construc ction Tree Conservation Report (TCR) for the two adjoining properties in Manotick noted above. The need for this report is related to the construction proposed for the subject property. A 3-storey retirementt residence with surface and underground parking is proposed. The front entrances to the new development will be off Dickinson Street and Clapp Lane while the entrance to the underground parking garage will be further west along Clapp Lane. Tree conservation reports are required for alll such projects which are under site plan control. The approval of this TCR by the City of Ottawa and the issuing of a permit authorize the removal or disturbance of any approved trees. No work should occur prior to the issuing of such a permit. The inventory in this report details the assessment of groups and larger individual trees on and adjacent to the subject property. The proposed development will cause the removal or harm of all existing trees, including several on city property. Thee trees proposed for removal are not of a conditionn or size which would allow them to be successfully transplanted out of harm s way. In terms of significant trees a total of 27 Butternut (Juglans cinerea) were found on the subject property or in close proximity to it. Butternuts are listedd as endangered under the Province of Ontario s Endangered Species Act (2007). Of these 27 trees 12 weree found to be Category 1 trees (i.e.. non-retainable and therefore can be removed after a 30-day period ending September 21, 2014), 14 were found to be Category 2 trees (i.e. retainable and can only be removed once an approved ESA permit has been issued as per section of Ontario Regulation 242/08) and 1 was found to be a Category 3 treee (i.e. retainable and alsoo archiveable, and can only be removed once an approved ESA permit has been issued as per section 23.7 of Ontario Regulation 242/08). Universal Transversee Mercator (UTM) locations for eachh butternut are providedd in Appendix I so that they can be accurately plotted on a site plan of thee property. 1

2 TREE SPECIES, SIZE, CONDITION AND STATUS Table 1 below details the species, condition, size (diameter) and status of the tree groupings and larger individual trees presently on and directly adjacent to the property. Each tree is referenced by the numbers plotted on the accompanying tree conservation plan prepared by Levstek Consultants Inc. Table 1. Species, condition and diameter of overstory and understory at Clapp Lane, Tree No. Tree Species Condition (VP E) D.B.H (cm) Tree Condition Notes Grouping A Overstory Trees 1 Silver maple Good 130 Broad, dense symmetrical crown (Acer saccharinum) 2 Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Good 67 Asymmetrical crown due to competition for sunlight with nearby trees 3 Bur oak Good 65 Asymmetrical crown due to competition for sunlight with nearby trees 4 White spruce Very Poor 38 In advanced decline (Picea glauca) 5 Ash (Fraxinus spp.) Poor 33 Moderate signs of Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) infestation 6 Black walnut (Juglans nigra) Good 41 Dense, slightly asymmetrical crown due to competition for sunlight with nearby walnut 7 Black walnut Good 65 Dense, slightly asymmetrical crown due to competition for sunlight with nearby walnut Understory of grouping 1 consists of: sugar maple (Acer saccharum), serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.), black walnut regeneration, pagoda dogwood (Cornus ), common lilac (Syringa vulgaris), buckthorn (Rhamnus spp.) and black cherry (Prunus serotina) Grouping B Overstory Trees 1 Black walnut Good 12 avg. 2 Scots pine Fair 25 (Pinus sylvestris) avg. Stand of 10 maturing trees - some of which may be located on city property Stand of 5 maturing trees - some of which may be located on city property; foreign, invasive species 3 Scots pine Good 36 Located on city property; crown held high 4 Sugar maple Very poor 25 Located on city property; completely dead 2

3 Table 1. Continued Tree Tree Species Condition D.B.H Tree Condition Notes No. (VP E) (cm) 5 Black walnut Good 30 Located on city property; generally symmetrical crown 6 Butternut Good 71 Category 3 archiveable tree 7 White elm (Ulmus americana) Good 95 Healthy, no signs of Dutch elm disease (Ophiostoma ulmi) 8 Sugar maple Good 32 Growing on moderate lean due to competition for sunlight with nearby trees; deadwood present in crown 9 Sugar maple Good 31 Growing on moderate lean due to competition for sunlight with nearby trees Understory of grouping 2 consists of: black walnut, butternut, ash, Scots pine regeneration; advanced sugar maple regeneration, basswood (Tilia americana), lilac, serviceberry, chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), Norway maple (Acer platanoides) and Manitoba maple (Acer negundo) Grouping C Overstory Trees 1 Ash Fair 60 Early signs of emerald ash borer infestation 2 Ash Poor 130 Moderate signs of emerald ash borer infestation 3 Sugar maple Fair 25 Very asymmetrical crown due to competition for sunlight with nearby ash 4 Bur oak Good 110 Located on neighbouring property at 1131 Clapp Lane; very mature tree; broad, generally symmetrical crown 5 Bur oak Good 37 Located on shared property line with 1131; generally symmetrical crown 6 White elm Good 65 Healthy, no signs of Dutch elm disease 7 Red maple (Acer rubrum) Fair 41 Under growing stress due to nearby parking area; slight chlorotic foliage 8 Bur oak Good 56 Dense, generally symmetrical crown 9 Silver maple (Acer saccharinum); Fair to poor 20 avg. Mixed stand of 4 maturing trees - some of which may be located on city property Colorado spruce (Picea pungens); white spruce 10 White spruce Poor 32 Located on city property; in decline Understory of grouping 3 consists of: regenerating ash (with heavy vine growth (Vitis spp.) and sugar maple, Manitoba maple, serviceberry, Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) and honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) 3

4 Pictures 1 below and 2through 7 on pages 5, 6, 7 and 8 show selected trees and tree groupings on the subject property. Picture 1. Bur oak #3 with grouping A (note density of surrounding trees in overstory and understory) 4

5 Picture 2. Black walnuts #6 and 7 within grouping A. 5

6 Picture 3. Dense understory regeneration within grouping A (note the presence of many young butternuts). Picture 4. Trees between 1125 and 1129 Clapp Lane, including several butternuts. 6

7 Picture 5. Trees located in front of 1129 and 1131 Clapp lane (although off the property the mature oak at 1131 will be protected during construction) Picture 6. Trees along property line shared with 1131 Clapp Lane. 7

8 Picture 7. Overstory and understory trees within groupings A and B along Bridge Street (many of these trees are located on city property, including several butternuts) TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION MEASURES Preservation and protection measures intended to mitigate damage during construction will be applied for the trees to be retained on adjacent private and municipal property. The following measures are required by the City of Ottawa to ensure tree survival during construction: 1. Erect a fence at the critical root zone (CRZ 1 ) of trees; 2. Do not place any material or equipment within the CRZ of the tree; 3. Do not attach any signs, notices or posters to any tree; 4. Do not raise or lower the existing grade within the CRZ without approval; 5. Tunnel or bore when digging within the CRZ of a tree; 6. Do not damage the root system, trunk or branches of any tree; 7. Ensure that exhaust fumes from all equipment are NOT directed towards any tree's canopy. 1 The critical root zone (CRZ) is established as being 10 centimetres from the trunk of a tree for every centimetre of trunk Diameter at breast height (DBH). The CRZ is calculated as DBH x 10 cm. 8

9 Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions concerning this Tree Conservation Report. Yours, Andrew Boyd Andrew K. Boyd, B.Sc.F., R.P.F. Consulting Urban Forester 9

10 Appendix I 10

11 Table 2. Location, diameter, category and status (to be retained or not) of all butternut trees found at Clapp Lane, Manotick. Tree No. UTM Co-ordinates D.B.H. (cm) Category Proposed to be killed or harmed? Reason E N 71 3 Yes, all trees to be removed due E N 4 2 to conflicts with development E N E N E N E N E N < E N E N < E N E N E N E N < E N < E N < E N < E N < E N < E N < E N < E N < E N E N E N < E N E N E N <1 2 11