Flowery Branch city leaders are considering amending an existing ordinance to more clearly specify tree usage in subdivisions. City Planner John McHenry showed example pictures of how tree roots can push up streets and pedestrian sidewalks, causing safety hazards. “We obviously have language currently in the subdivision code and in the zoning ordinance in terms of trees,” McHenry said at Thursday’s City Council meeting.
Proposed tree ordinance would require root barriers
