Removed protected trees in Fulton County must be replaced according to the Fulton County Tree Recompense Schedule or replanted at minimum 2:1 ratio.
Recompense replanting under §26-410 uses minimum 3-inch caliper container-grown native hardwoods (oak, hickory, beech, magnolia, dogwood). Replacement ratio: 1:1 inch-for-inch DBH for protected trees, 2:1 for specimens. Replacement plantings must be inspected and survive 18 months. Recompense payments to the Tree Bank Fund are accepted when replanting on-site is infeasible. Atlanta's parallel system uses density-based replacement under Code §158-32.
Missing/dead replacements: cure within 30 days or pay recompense; civil fines for failure.
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