Atlanta Passes Revamped Tree Ordinance After Making Developer-Friendly Tweaks

Atlanta Passes Revamped Tree Ordinance After Making Developer-Friendly Tweaks

The price a developer will have to pay when cutting down a tree in Atlanta is set to increase by 350% after the Atlanta City Council passed the first major revision to the city’s tree ordinance in more than two decades.
But the final version of the rule, which passed the council unanimously Monday night and has the support of Mayor Andre Dickens, is far less punitive toward developers and landowners removing trees on their property than what was initially proposed this spring.
“As a multi-generational Atlanta native, I am proud of our beautiful city in the forest,” Dickens said in a statement. “Atlanta has always been…

​  The price a developer will have to pay when cutting down a tree in Atlanta is set to increase by 350% after the Atlanta City Council passed the first major revision to the city’s tree ordinance in more than two decades.
But the final version of the rule,… Read MoreBisnow News Feed

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