John's Creek, Georgia

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Tree Removal Permit Required: YES
**All Specimen Trees and DDH specimen/ buffer trees require tree removal approval.

Key Submission Items:

Tree Removal Permit (if required)
Trees for Removal (species and size)
Photos of trees for removal
Site Plan (sketch or aerial view with trees labeled for removal)
Arborist report (If DDH specimen tree or buffer tree)

Submission Portal: https://selfservice.johnscreekga.gov/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService#/home
City Website: https://www.johnscreekga.gov/services-resources/forms/tree-removal-permission

Quick facts:

All Specimen Trees and DDH specimen/ buffer trees require tree removal approval.
     The River Corridor
     A Stream Buffer
     A Zoning Buffer
     A Required Landscape Strip or
     Landscape Parking Island
An Arborist Report is required for DDH Specimen Trees and DDH Zoning Buffer trees.
Healthy Specimen trees must be replanted at the Specimen Tree Recompense rate.

Specimen Tree Definition
Any tree in fair or better condition which equals or exceeds the following diameter sizes:
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‍Large hardwoods (General) = +27” DBH (ex. Oaks, Maples, Yellow Poplars, and Hickories)
Large Hardwoods (Beeches) = +24” DBH (Beech-like species)
Large Softwoods = +24” DBH (ex. Pines and Cedars)
‍Small Flowering = +10” DBH (ex. Dogwoods, Redbuds, Cherries, and Sourwoods)

Dead, Dying, Hazardous (DDH) Definition
A tree posing immediate hazard or danger to a person or property due to imminent failure in part or whole.

Contact Terrence Byrd, Environmental Compliance Manager, at 678-512-3291 or terrence.byrd@johnscreekga.gov.

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