CITIES & COUNTIES
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
Fee: none
Contact:Brian Binzer
Phone: 770-794-5669
Fax: 770-794-5655
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
Fee: none
Contact:Russell Tonnin
Phone: 404-371-2685
Fax: 404-687-3949
CITIES
Clarkston
Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
Fee: $250 Per Site Plan Review
Contact: Jean Shepherd Brown
1055 Rowland Street
Clarkston, Georgia 30021
Phone: 404-296-6489
Chamblee
Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
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:
Fee: $50 for residential removal; $80 for commercial removal
Contact:
City Arborist: Kay Evanovich
Phone: 678-553-652
Doraville
Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
Fee: $25
Contact:
Chris LaFleur- City Arborist
chris.lafleur@doravillega.us
Phone: 770-936-3850
Fulton County Tree Ordinance
Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
Residential homeowners are not required to file for permits in Unincorporated Fulton County.
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
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″
Fee: none
Contact: David Zaparanick - Arboricultural Manager
dzaparanick@atlantaga.gov
Phone: 404-330-6874
Milton
Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
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 (
Fee: none
Contact:
770-730-5600 and ask to speak with a City Arborist or email arborist@sandyspringsga.gov.
Gwinnett County Tree Ordinance
Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
Residential homeowners are not required to file for permits in Unincorporated Gwinnett County.
Fee: none
CITIES
Berkley Lake
Permit Requirements For Specimen Trees:
40 tree density units (TDU) per acre
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