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Neighbors ask whether Edgewood sidewalk plan will remove crepe myrtles as fence debate unfolds
Summary
During the Aug. 6 Homewood BZA hearing on 300 Edgewood Boulevard, residents asked whether a planned sidewalk would require removing crepe myrtles and raised concerns about street trees and construction timing; staff and applicant said coordination with the city is ongoing.
Multiple neighbors attending the Board of Zoning Adjustments hearing on Aug. 6 asked whether a planned sidewalk along Edgewood Boulevard would require removal of existing crepe myrtles and how a relocated fence might affect tree preservation.
Cheryl Born, who said she lives at 321 Edgewood Boulevard, told the board she had not seen the diagrams before the hearing and asked directly, "So is there gonna be a sidewalk added on that side?" City staff and the applicant responded that they had no final information on sidewalk timing but that the sidewalk plan lies in the city right-of-way and that coordination between the builder and city was underway. The applicant also noted there are several crepe myrtles at the corner and that sidewalk work could affect some of them.
Residents and the applicant discussed construction logistics, with staff and participants saying there may be room for a middle ground on fence placement to accommodate materials and sidewalk installation without unnecessarily removing trees. The board and applicant noted that a tight placement of the fence — for example, only a one-foot clearance — could leave too little room for construction staging. The applicant said ongoing conversations with the builder aim to avoid a situation where a fence is built and then later conflicts with the city's sidewalk project.
The board did not make a formal decision on sidewalk or tree removal at the hearing; those issues remain part of broader coordination among the applicant, the city's building department and the public-works/streets team.
