Council adopts tree‑cleanup code change to give enforcement more authority

The Lilburn City Council approved Ordinance 2025‑662, amending Chapter 105 §307 of the city code to strengthen enforcement around decaying or felled trees.

Unidentified Speaker introduced the item and asked the chief to summarize. Speaker 4 (Chief) described the amendment as addressing a code enforcement nuisance: the language gives the city more authority to require cleanup when dead or decaying trees are present, with references in the discussion to parcels from 1 to 5 acres and requirements beyond 5 acres.

A motion to approve the ordinance was made and seconded (mover and seconder recorded during the meeting); a recorded voice vote showed the ordinance passed 5‑0.

City staff said the change grew out of concerns raised at a town hall meeting about property owners allowing trees to decay or remain, and the amendment is intended to give the city clearer enforcement authority.