The City Arborist Division is part of the Atlanta's Office of Buildings and is responsible for protecting trees on private property throughout the City of Atlanta. However, while the Office of Buildings oversees the permitting for public buildings, it does not have responsibility for trees located in city parks, public space and right-of-ways (street trees). Publically owned trees are protected by the Office of Parks which resides in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.
The Arboricultural Manager for the City Arborist Division is David Zaparanick and he can be reached at
(404)330-6874 or
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The Office of Parks is responsible for all trees located on public property, including park land, right-of-way along streets, city owned property or other municipal properties. You should call the Parks Customer Service Call Center at 404-546-6813 with any questions you have about trees down in the street or any City-owned tree.
A list of healthy trees scheduled to be removed from public property is posted online.
Doug Voss is the Director of the Office of Parks and can be reached at 404-546-6745 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The Office of Parks is open Monday thru Friday from 7:30am - 4:30pm. If you need to contact the office after hours because of illegal tree cutting or trees down in the street, call 911.
The Atlanta Office of Buildings enforces Atlanta's City's Municipal Codes to ensure minimum standards for the construction, repair, demolition, occupancy and maintenance of buildings, structures and properties.
The Office of Buildings reviews, denies or approves and issues all permits required by the City's Codes for the repair, alteration or addition to all public and private buildings and structures; as well as permits for new construction. They ensure that buildings are in compliance with the standards set forth in the City's Codes.
Don Rosenthal is the Director of the Office of Buildings and can be reached at 404-330-6152 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The city's Arborist Divison is a department within the Bureau of Buildings.
The mission of the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) is to guide the development of the City through effective measures of planning, design review, construction plan approval, code compliance, and housing assistance.
Tim Keane is the Commissioner of the DPCD and can be reached at 404-330-6037.
The city's Office of Buildings is a department within the DPCD.
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