Local Issues
Atlanta’s Committee Adopts Resolution to Adopt Goal of 50% Tree Canopy Cover Within the City
April 7, 2023
Atlanta’s Committee Adopts Resolution to Adopt Goal of 50% Tree Canopy Cover Within the City
The Community Development and Human Services Committee voted last week to approve a resolution to adopt the goal of achieving and maintaining a 50% average tree canopy cover within the City of Atlanta. The resolution also directs the department of city planning to use this goal as a guide for updates to the tree protection ordinance and to request that the department of city planning conduct a study every five (5) years to measure the tree canopy cover in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the tree protection ordinance.
While the committee did approve the resolution by a 3 to 1 vote, Councilwoman Liliana Bakhtiari mentioned a study by Georgia Tech, which should be released shortly, that will allow for the City to be more strategic in determining which areas of the city any new tree planting efforts should be completed.
The City is still reviewing additional changes to the Tree Protection Ordinance as well as changes to the recompense fees currently charged in the City.
About the ARA Market Brief
The Atlanta REALTORS® (ARA Market Brief is compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) and provides the only regionally focused synopsis of monthly sales and home prices for single-family residential properties. The Market Brief covers the following 11 counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Paulding, and Rockdale.
The data in this report was compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS). For more information on details of this month's report, please contact the Association at 404.250.0051.
*Each month, the numbers reported for the previous month are updated to reflect additional recordings.
About the Atlanta REALTORS® Association
The Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA) has been an instrumental factor in the growth of real estate in the state of Georgia for more than a century. With over 14,000 members, Atlanta is the largest association in Georgia and is considered to be one of the strongest and most successful REALTOR® organizations in the nation. ARA serves as a central source of information for its members, mainly focusing on real estate education, the promotion of professionalism in the industry, and representing REALTORS® members with legislative initiatives to create positive change for the real estate community.
About First Multiple Listing Service
First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) is the premier data services provider for real estate professionals in Georgia. FMLS was founded in 1957 by a group of Brokers who wanted to share their listings and connect buyers and sellers. Today FMLS is the largest MLS in Georgia & the 4th largest MLS in the United States, serving nearly 54,000 real estate Agents & Brokers. For additional information or to start a discussion about how to partner with FMLS please contact join@fmls.com.