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CITIES & COUNTIES

Cobb County

Cobb County Tree Ordinance

CITIES

Marietta

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

Large Hardwoods: 18” Diameter Or Larger

Large Softwoods: 24” Diameter Or Larger

Understory Trees: 9” Diameter Or Larger​

Permit Info

Fee: none

 

Contact:Brian Binzer​

Phone: 770-794-5669 
Fax: 770-794-5655 

Dekalb County

Dekalb County Tree Ordinance

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

For Large Hardwoods Like Oaks, Hickories, Yellow Poplars, Etc., They Need To Be = Or >30 Inches DBH

For Large Softwoods Like Pines, Evergreens, Etc., They Need To Be = Or >30 Inches DBH

For Small Trees Like Dogwoods, Redbuds, Sourwoods, Etc., They Need To Be = Or > 10 Inches DBH

Permit Info

 

Fee: none

 

Contact:Russell Tonnin

Phone: 404-371-2685 
Fax: 404-687-3949 

rwtonning@dekalbcountyga.gov

CITIES

Clarkston

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

Permit Info

Fee: $250 Per Site Plan Review

 

Contact: Jean Shepherd Brown
1055 Rowland Street
Clarkston, Georgia 30021

Phone: 404-296-6489

Email:jbrown@cityofclarkston.com

Chamblee

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

Permit Info

Fee: Major Development – $300, Minor Development – $150, Hazardous Trees – $150

 

Contact:
Matt Dickison

Director of Development
mdickison@chambleega.gov

470-395-2333

Rebecca Keefer
Deputy Director of Development
rkeefer@chambleega.gov
470-395-2335

Decatur

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

Permit Info

Fee: $50 for residential removal; $80 for commercial removal

Contact:
City Arborist: Kay Evanovich

Phone: 678-553-652

Doraville

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

Permit Info​

Fee: $25

Contact:
Chris LaFleur- City Arborist
chris.lafleur@doravillega.us

Phone: 770-936-3850

Fulton County

Fulton County Tree Ordinance

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

Residential homeowners are not required to file for permits in Unincorporated Fulton County.

Permit Info

Fee: none

Contact: Gene Calloway (director)
Phone: 404-730-7800

Fax: 770-777-6508 

CITIES

Alpharetta

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
Understory (i.e. Dogwoods) >or=8″,
Overstory (i.e. Oak, Hickory, Etc.) >or=24″,
Pines >or= 30″ DBH

Permit Info​

Fee: none

Contact: David Shostak
dshostak@alpharetta.ga.us

Phone: 678-297-6229 
Fax: 678-297-6071 

Atlanta

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

Specimen tree over 6″

Permit Info

 

Fee: none

 

Contact: David Zaparanick - Arboricultural Manager
dzaparanick@atlantaga.gov

Phone: 404-330-6874 

Milton

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

Permit Info

 

Fee: none

 


Contact: Mark Law - City Arborist 

Phone:678-242-2545

Sandy Springs

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

Any hardwood or pine tree 18″ Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) or larger

A Dogwood or Redbud 10″ DBH or larger

Any tree located within the Chattahoochee River Corridor or a Stream Buffer (

Permit Info

 

Fee: none

 


Contact:

770-730-5600 and ask to speak with a City Arborist or email arborist@sandyspringsga.gov.

Gwinnett County

Gwinnett County Tree Ordinance

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:

Residential homeowners are not required to file for permits in Unincorporated Gwinnett County.

Permit Info

Fee: none

 

CITIES

Berkley Lake

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
40 tree density units (TDU) per acre

Permit Info​

Fee: $50

Contact: Roxanne Egan - Deputy City Clerk

Phone: 770-368-9484 ex. 104

Duluth

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
Permit Info

 

Fee: no

Contact: William Aiken - City of Duluth Planner
waiken@duluthga.net

Phone: 678-475-3519

Norcross

Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
Permit Info

 

Fee: no

 


Contact: Norcross Tree Board
Blake Manton: 770-527-4129
Robert Forro: 678-300-5440
Mack Cain: 678-296-9898
Julie Foster: 678-458-6032
Linda Gepfer: 770-446-1543

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