Property owners may trim branches and roots that cross into their property up to the property line, but cannot kill the neighbor's tree. Trimming a protected specimen or heritage tree requires a city permit even on your own property.
Georgia follows the Massachusetts Rule: you can trim branches overhanging your property, but only back to the property line, and you cannot damage the tree's health. Lawrenceville's tree ordinance additionally regulates trimming of specimen and heritage trees—significant pruning of a protected tree requires a permit from the city arborist/planning department. Commercial tree services must be licensed and insured.
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Abandoned vehicles regulated under GA Code §40-11-1+ (10 days on public property). Lawrenceville Code Enforcement investigates property maintenance violation...
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Commercial vehicles over 1-ton rating or with commercial lettering prohibited from overnight parking in residential zones. Semi-trucks and trailers banned in...
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Barbed wire, razor wire, and electrified fences prohibited in residential zones. Chain-link restricted from front yards. Historic district requires tradition...
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Retaining walls over 4 ft (measured from bottom of footing) require building permit and engineered design. Walls in setbacks must not affect drainage onto ne...
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Front yard fences max 4 ft; side and rear yard fences max 6 ft in residential zones. Fences over 6 ft require building permit. Corner lot sight-triangle rest...
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Pool barriers must be minimum 48 inches tall per GA Residential Code Appendix G (IRC). Self-closing, self-latching gates required. Openings cannot exceed 4 i...
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