GREATER ATLANTA H'BLDRS v. DEKALB COUNTY

No. S03A0552.

588 S.E.2d 694 (2003)

277 Ga. 295

GREATER ATLANTA HOMEBUILDERS ASSOCIATION et al. v. DeKALB COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Kathryn M. Zickert, Brian E. Daughdrill, Atlanta, for appellants.

Charles G. Hicks, William J. Linkous, III, DeKalb County, Jenkins & Olson, Frank E. Jenkins III, Peter R. Olson, Brandon L. Bowen, P.C., Cartersville, for appellees.


FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

This case involves a constitutional challenge to DeKalb County's Tree Ordinance. The trial court upheld the statute. Because the Tree Ordinance is not invalid as alleged by appellants, we affirm.

In February 1999, DeKalb County's Board of Commissioners passed a comprehensive Tree Protection Ordinance. The ordinance recognizes "the many benefits that can be directly attributable to trees" and that regulation of tree preservation "is...

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