Last Updated on Thursday, 23 January 2020 16:57

Section 158-61 of the Atlanta Tree Protection Ordinance specifies that:

There is established a tree conservation commission for the City of Atlanta, referred to in this article as the commission. The commission shall consist of 15 members, eight of which shall be appointed by the mayor and seven by the council. All members shall be confirmed by the city council. Each of the members shall contain specialized knowledge about trees, the Tree Protection Ordinance, and/or the impact of construction activities on trees. The membership shall consist of the following:

1. One member shall be appointed by the mayor who is a registered landscape architect. (Currently vacant - most recently held by Clara Kwon)
2. One member shall be appointed by the mayor who is either a botanist, forester, horticulturist or nursery worker. (Jack Cebe)
3. One member shall be appointed by the mayor who is a registered architect. (Elizabeth Ward)
4. One member shall be appointed by the mayor who is a member of an environmental organization. (Dina Franch, formerly held by Stephanie Stuckey)
5. One member shall be appointed by the mayor who is a real estate professional. (Marvin Lampkin)
6. One member shall be appointed by the mayor who is a private certified arborist. (Vacant)
7. Two members shall be lay citizens appointed by the mayor interested in environmental protection. (Lawrence Richardson, Chet Tisdale)
8. One member shall be appointed by the council who is a residential builder.  (Nabil Hammam)
9. One member shall be appointed by the council who is a residential developer. (Vacant)
10. One member shall be appointed by the council who is a commercial or industrial developer. (Vacant)
Three members shall be citizens appointed by the paired districts in consultation with the at-large council member.
11. Paired Cncl Dstrs 1-4 & Post 1 At-Large [Smith, Farokhi, Young, Winslow, Bond] (Sarah Boles)
12. Paired Cncl Dstrs 5-8 & Post 2 At-Large [Archibong, Ide, Shook, Matzigkeit, Westmoreland] (Susanne Blam, formerly held by Robbie Astrove)
13. Paired Cncl Dstrs 9-12 & Post 3 At-Large [Hillis, Boone,Overstreet, Sheperd, Dickens] (Bruce Morton)
14. One member shall be an urban planner or an environmental resource planner appointed by the president of council. (Katherine Moore)

Click here for the tree commissioners' profiles.

In addition to its primary functions of hearing appeals and educating the public, the Tree Conservation Commission is tasked with assisting the city arborist in maintaining records of historic, specimen or environmentally significant trees in the city, reviewing and approving arboricultural and legal standards of enforcement, and assisting the city forester in the creation of a master plan for the urban forest. [Sec. 158-63]

The commission holds monthly business meetings open to the public.  A full-time city employee, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it serves as clerk to maintain all records of the commission.  [Sec. 158-64]