Last Updated on Sunday, 19 January 2020 11:16

Note:  The documents below are presented in reverse chronological order by the group who published the documents. 

2020

• City Planning
  • New timeline for the Tree Ordinance Rewrite

2019

November

• City Planning
  • A summary of City Plannings Tree Ordinance Rewrite meetings and updated timeline
    Note: This summary omits the November 6, 2019 and the canceled November 7 meeting, but the materials for these two meetings are below)
  • Original TPO Presentation (TPO 1.0)
  • Revised TPO Presentation (TPO 1.0), presented November 6, 2019 (November 7 meeting was canceled)
  • TPO Group Exercise (the activity in which the November 6 meeting attendees refused to participate)

September

• The Tree Next Door
  • Is City Planning Listening?  The Tree Next Door's response to City Planning's "Community Input as of August 2019"
  • Comparing Community Reaction to the TPO Draft Outline, City Planning vs. Tree Next Door summaries

• The Tree Conservation Commission
  • Summary of Recommendations for Tree Ordinance Update (9-11-19)

August

• City Planning
  • The Tree Ordinance City Council Work Session presentation, August 22, 2019
    • The TPO Work Session Video
  • Community Input as of August 2019
  • Accela Data on Tree Removal and Replanting on Private Property, 2014-19 FY
  • Tree Trust Fund Fact Sheet

• Trees Atlanta
  • Concepts for Draft Ordinance (8-12-19)

July

• The Tree Next Door
  • Community Feedback on the 2019 Tree Ordinance Rewrite Draft Outline (emailed on 7-17-19 to TPO Rewrite Team and City Council)

June

• City Council
  • Pre-submission Review Process Resolution

• City Planning
  • The Tree Protection Ordinance draft outline, presented June 3 - 6, 2019.
    
    
• The Tree Next Door 
  • What Did the People Say?
    • Public Feedback on Presentation Boards - A Summary of Sticky Note Comments
    • Presentation Boards - With and Without Sticky Notes
  • What Did the City Say?
  • Next Steps

• Trees Atlanta
  • Response to City of Atlanta “Tree Protection Ordinance – Draft Outline” (6-17-19)

April

• City Planning
  • Biohabitats Urban Ecology Framework
    • Findings and Recommendations, presented April 23 and 24, 2019.

March

• City Council
  • Contract Amendment to extend the contract term with Biohabitats for 12 more months. (3-18-19) 
  • Resolution urging City Planning to expedite the completion of the city's tree ordinance rewrite. (3-18-19)

2018

• Southface
  • Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable: Preserving the City in the Forest! (December 7, 2018)
    (The actual conference doesn't get underway until 43.27 minutes into the video.) 
    

• City in the Forest
  • 4-Step Plan

• City Planning
  • “Mini-update” of the Tree Ordinance, presented to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on May 9, 2018.  

2017

• City Planning
  • Biohabitats Urban Ecology Framework Contract
    • Scope of Services, which includes a rewrite of the Atlanta Tree Protection Ordinance
      (The full contract is over 10 MB; please contact us if you would like us to email you a copy.)
    • Biohabitats' Cost Proposal
    • City Council's authorization of Biohabitats' contract (6-19-19)
      • Committee on Community Development and Human Services approval of resolution to authorize Biohabitats' contract (6-13-17)
      • Please note contract extension above: March 2019

2016

• City Planning
  • Urban Ecology Framework Request for Proposal