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Atlanta Council adopts major update to tree protection ordinance after months of debate
Summary
After months of negotiations with community groups, developers and city staff, the Atlanta City Council adopted a substituted tree protection ordinance and sent it to the mayor’s office for signature. Supporters called it progress; critics said it does not go far enough and pledged continued work.
The Atlanta City Council voted to approve a substituted update to the city’s tree protection ordinance on a 15-0 vote and then voted to forward the legislation to the mayor’s office for signature. The ordinance, which went through committee and substitute drafting this month, raises penalties and recompense rates and creates new implementation staff and programs.
Council member Michael Julian Bond introduced and shepherded the measure through the council as part of a package of changes. Bond said the ordinance “modernized our tree protection ordinance for the city of Atlanta,” and he thanked planning staff and members of the committee for their work.
The ordinance increases the tree recompense rate to $140 per inch (adjusted annually for inflation), doubles funding for low-income senior pruning and…
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