To acquire data and generate information regarding trees and the community forest in support of the CTC educational and
outreach programs and of analyses leading to community tree policy advice and recommendations.
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Athens-Clarke County Tree Management Ordinance
WE HAVE A TREE ORDINANCE!
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To provide the vehicle for broad-base community representation to interact with local
Government, the private sector and citizen groups by providing tree information and recommendations, and offering
educational opportunities promoting the responsible stewardship of trees and the sustainability of community forest
resources.
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On June 7, 2005, the Athens-Clarke County Commission passed into law the Athens-Clarke County Tree Management Ordinance (TMO).
The TMO is a first for the Athens-Clarke County community and is significant in three major respects:
- It helps protect the community against unbridled land development practices that give little or no consideration to
trees as viable components of the landscape.
- It helps protect the development and building communities against unwarranted outside pressures, and demands beyond
the TMO requirements.
- Provides a valuable step toward the CTC mission by addressing tree densities, species selection and distribution,
and recognizes trees as variables to be considered and properly weighted in the development and land use decision-making
process.
The slideshow below outlines the TMO policy points, development approach, and implementation. It clearly defines what the TMO will
do and will not do.
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Ordinance documents available for download:
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