Newton County, GA Landscaping Rules: Tree Trimming (2026)

Sec. " It sits inside Article II, Property Maintenance, which Sec. " That scope section makes clear the vision-clearance duty runs with the land, not just the structure on it, so a corner lot's overgrown hedge or a low tree limb hanging over a driveway apron falls under this section even on an otherwise vacant parcel. The rule does not set a specific height or setback distance; instead it uses a safety standard of whether the growth blocks "safe vision," which code enforcement applies case by case to the sight triangle at driveways, intersections and sidewalks.

Because Sec. 42-28 is enforced under the same Article II penalty structure as the rest of the property maintenance standards, a property owner who lets vegetation obstruct a sidewalk or road faces the same citation process as any other maintenance violation in the article, from securing an unoccupied structure to controlling weeds.