Tree Ordinances

Trees are important resource to protect and depending upon your location you will need to follow your local county and/or city tree ordinances and fees required to remove tree and possible required replanting of trees on your property.

Tree ordinances are changing, and we help clients take the necessary steps to mitigate unnecessary fees and/or fines. If you need to remove one or a thousand trees, we can get the job done quickly with the proper permitting and least environmental impact. Don’t take the chance of having to pay stiff permit penalties or fines, call North Georgia Arbor today to get candid answers and affordable tree care options.

For your convenience, here are some links to for local tree ordinances and permits.

Cobb County:
https://www.cobbcounty.org/keep-cobb-beautiful/programs/cobb-trees
Dawson County:
https://www.dawsoncounty.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/planning/page/1867/k_tree_ordinance1.pdf
Dekalb County:
https://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/planning-and-sustainability/tree-conservation-protection-guides-checklists
Forsyth County:
https://www.forsythco.com/Departments-Offices/Planning-Community-Development/Ordinances/Tree-Ordinance
Fulton County:
https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/-/media/Departments/Public-Works/Planning-Zoning-and-Permits/Permits-and-plan-review/Tree_Protection_Ordinance_revised_Sept_2014.ashx
Gwinnett County:
https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/static/departments/planning/pdf/gwinnett-county-tree-removal-information.pdf Hall County:
https://library.municode.com/ga/hall_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIOFCO_TIT17ZORE_CH17.280TRPR
City of Alpharetta:
https://www.alpharetta.ga.us/government/departments/community-development/tree-removal
City of Atlanta:
https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/departments/city-planning/office-of-buildings/arborist-division
City of Milton:
https://www.cityofmiltonga.us/government/community-development/tree-conservation
City of Roswell:
https://www.roswellgov.com/government/departments/community-development/engineering#documents
City of Sandy Springs:
https://www.sandyspringsga.gov/tree-removal-permits