In 2010, the Philadelphia-based landscape architecture firm, Wallace, Roberts, and Todd (WRT), interviewed a number of tree ordinance stakeholders, (i.e., city departments, tree advocates, builders and developers) to gather input into what changes needed to be made to the tree ordinance. In 2011, WRT worked closely with The Tree Next Door to rewrite the ordinance so that it would be simpler and better organized, address inconsistencies and improve efficacy, and incorporate current arboricultural science. What resulted was a draft that was eventually shelved. 

Below are the documents saved from that rewrite attempt.

• A draft of the Revised Tree Protection Ordinance
  (This marked-up draft is not an edited version of the original Tree Protection Ordinance, nor does it yet follow the proposed outline.)
• A draft outline of the proposed revised ordinance structure
• The Tree Protection Ordinance in its original format, with tracked proposed changes by the City of Atlanta
• Recommended revisions from the Department of Watershed Management (DWM)
• Additional ordinance changes based on WRT's 2010 Tree Protection Ordinance Evaluation
• Interview schedule and sign-up sheet for stakeholder interviews