To report these occurrences after normal business hours and on holidays call

Handling Emergency Tree Situations — Power Lines, Public Property, Sidewalks, City Streets Listed below are instructions for handling fallen, hazardous, or interfering trees: Emergency Tree Removal Blocking Road or Impeding Traffic — During business hours, if storm-damaged limbs or a diseased fallen tree is found in a roadway or on public property, the situation should be reported to the City of Atlanta Customer Service Call Center at

ARBORIST DIVISION OVERVIEW. The Arborist Division is charged with protecting the City’s tree canopy on private property throughout the City of Atlanta. Protecting and permitting the removal of trees can be done either under a building permit or through an application to remove a dead, dying, diseased, or hazardous tree. The Division conducts building plan reviews related to trees, verifies trees to be removed and posts properties prior to tree removal under building permits.

This authority enables DPR to establish and maintain the maximum amount of tree cover on public lands in the city by prohibiting the destruction and removal of trees except in accordance with the standards (Atlanta Code of Ordinances, Section (1)).

City of Atlanta Tree Removal Permit Application Process 1.

For trees on private property, contact the Office of Buildings at

Submit an Application: Fill out and submit a tree removal permit application. Applications can be mailed, faxed, 2. Inspection: Generally, within 5 business days, an assigned arborist will visit and complete a field inspection.

A 3. Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. City of Atlanta Arborist Division & Emergency Tree Removal Service The City of Atlanta Arborist Division is comprised of an Arboricultural Manager, Regional Inspectors, and Plan Reviewers.

It can provide further clarification on the protection ordinance, removal permit, and tree density treeclear.barted Reading Time: 3 mins.

Office of Buildings – Arborist Division 55 Trinity Avenue, Suite Atlanta, Georgia Tel: Email: [email protected]