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Residents, environmental experts press council to adopt tree-protection standards; committee schedules work session
Summary
Multiple community members, tree advocates and environmental lawyers urged the council to adopt the planning department's January draft of the Tree Protection Ordinance, including a tree preservation standard; council's Community Development committee scheduled a follow-up work session.
A broad coalition of residents, environmental advocates and conservation groups urged Atlanta City Council on April 21 to adopt a strengthened tree-protection ordinance that includes the planning department’s January draft preservation standard. Speakers included urban foresters, environmental lawyers, neighborhood activists and representatives of Cascade Springs Nature Conservancy.
Why it matters: Atlanta’s urban tree canopy and historic forested parcels were the focus of repeated testimony. Advocates said existing code allows effective ‘‘clear‑cutting’’ through low recompense…
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