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Land & Lot Clearing · Monticello, GA

Land and lot clearing, stump removal and debris handling around Monticello and across Jasper County, Georgia.

Monticello, Jasper County. ZIP code 31064.
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What should I know about land clearing around Monticello, GA?

Jasper County is inside Georgia EPD's May 1 to September 30 open-burning ban, so summer clearing debris around Monticello gets hauled, chipped or ground instead of burned. From October on, land-clearing burns still need a Georgia Forestry Commission permit. Creek buffers and erosion rules apply near water. We clear the build area and handle the debris.↗↗

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At a glance

County
Jasper County
ZIP codes
31064
Sewer
City of Monticello Water and Sewer Department (Pearson Creek WPCP GA0020141, White Oak Creek WPCP GA0020150)
Water
City of Monticello (PWSID GA1590000)
Population
2,541 (2020 Census)

The Monticello story

Forest county: clearing a homesite in Jasper

Jasper is wooded country. Part of the Oconee National Forest, the only national forest in Georgia's Piedmont, lies in the county, and the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge reaches into it as well. With that much forest around, a homesite out here often starts as woods.↗↗

Clearing for a house is not clearing for timber. We take the trees and stumps where the house, drive, well and septic system will go, keep the good shade trees that don't need to come out, and leave the field area as undisturbed as possible so its soil still drains when the permit inspector arrives.

Northwest of Monticello, Lake Jackson spreads over 4,750 acres with 135 miles of shoreline. Lots on its Jasper shore have Georgia Power's project boundary at the water and a 50-foot construction setback behind it, so any clearing near the lake is planned around both.↗↗

On the record

  • Jasper, Morgan and Putnam (Northeast District) and Jones (West Central District) are among the 54 counties under EPD's 2026 May 1 to September 30 open-burning ban.↗
  • Part of the Oconee National Forest, the only national forest in Georgia's Piedmont, lies in Jasper County.↗
  • Lake Jackson, impounded by Lloyd Shoals Dam, covers 4,750 acres with 135 miles of shoreline.↗

Local facts

Burn season, buffers and permits in Jasper County

Each row links to the agency, code or publisher it comes from. Tap a source to check it yourself.

The rules that shape a clearing job around Monticello in 2026.
TopicWhat it saysSource
Summer burn banMay 1 to September 30: no burning of yard or land-clearing debris in Jasper CountyGA EPD press release, Apr. 29, 2026: Annual Ban on Open Burning
Off-season land-clearing burnsRequire a Georgia Forestry Commission permit, obtained through the county GFC officeSame source as above
Never allowedBurning household garbage, any time of yearSame source as above
Big-tract equipment accessFor haul roads and log landings, NRCS rates about 208,400 acres of Jasper's major soils somewhat limited, 24,900 very limited and only 260 not limitedUSDA NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO), survey area GA159 Jasper County
Machine-piled debrisThe no-permit rule covers only hand-piled leaves and limbs; GFC calls clearing a land type change that some counties require an air curtain destructor forGeorgia Forestry Commission: Burn Permits and Notifications
Refuge next doorPiedmont National Wildlife Refuge, set aside by Executive Order 8037 on Jan. 18, 1939, now about 35,000 acres of regrown forest in Jasper and JonesExecutive Order 8037, Establishing the Piedmont Wildlife Refuge (Jan. 18, 1939), American Presidency Project
Creek bufferA 25-foot strip is left along every state-waters bank in JasperO.C.G.A. § 12-7-6, Best management practices; minimum requirements (text via Onecle)
Erosion permit trigger1 acre or more, part of a larger plan, or within 200 ft of state watersO.C.G.A. § 12-7-17, Exemptions, Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act (text via Onecle)

More about Monticello

Planning a clearing job around the calendar

If you're clearing in summer, plan on hauling. EPD's alternatives during the ban are chipping, composting, or trucking debris to a grinding and composting operation or an inert or C&D landfill. Stumps generally ride out on the dump truck either way.↗

From October through April, a permitted burn can cut hauling on a big wooded tract. Burns have to stay 25 feet from woods and 50 feet from structures, run between sunrise and sunset, be attended the whole time, and start with the Forestry Commission permit.↗↗

Pulling stumps is digging, so it gets a Georgia 811 ticket like any other excavation, especially along a road frontage where power and water may run.↗

If you're clearing in summer, plan on hauling.

What it costs

Land clearing price benchmarks

Published national ranges, not our pricing.

What moves the price

These are third-party typical market ranges, not our prices. Every job is quoted after we see it — estimates are free.

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  1. 01Burn-ban season, when everything has to be hauled
  2. 02Hardwood bottoms versus planted pine
  3. 03Haul distance to a grinding yard or inert landfill
  4. 04Creek buffers and silt fence on part of the tract

Services here

After the trees come down

Also available:Erosion controlSeptic installation

Nearby areas

Land clearing near Monticello

FAQ

Land clearing questions around Monticello

Straight answers, with the rule or record behind them. Still unsure? Call and ask the crew that digs.

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Can I burn land-clearing debris in Jasper County in July?

No. Jasper is one of the 54 counties under EPD's open-burning ban from May 1 to September 30, which covers land-clearing debris.

Source: GA EPD press release, Apr. 29, 2026: Annual Ban on Open Burning

What about after the ban ends?

From October 1, burning debris from land clearing is allowed again but still needs a Georgia Forestry Commission permit; the hand-piled yard debris exemption doesn't cover machine clearing.

Source: GA EPD press release, Apr. 29, 2026: Annual Ban on Open Burning

Do I need a land disturbance permit to clear a lot near Monticello?

Not for under an acre unless it's part of a larger plan or within 200 feet of the bank of state waters.

Source: O.C.G.A. § 12-7-17, Exemptions, Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act (text via Onecle)

How near Murder Creek or another stream can the machines work?

Georgia keeps a 25-foot buffer along the banks of state waters, so clearing stops short of it.

Source: O.C.G.A. § 12-7-6, Best management practices; minimum requirements (text via Onecle)

I have a Lake Jackson lot in Jasper County. What's different?

Georgia Power's guidelines keep new construction outside its project boundary and at least 50 feet from the shoreline, so clearing near the water is limited.

Source: Georgia Power: Lake Jackson Dwellings and Additions guidelines

What does clearing an acre cost?

HomeAdvisor's 2026 range is $500 to $2,000 for a lightly wooded acre and $3,600 to $5,600 for heavily forested ground.

Source: HomeAdvisor: Land Clearing Cost (updated Jun 17, 2026)

Sources

Where these facts come from

Rules, costs and local facts on this page link to the agency, code or publisher that states them. Cost figures are third-party market ranges, not our prices — estimates are free.

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  1. 1GA EPD press release, Apr. 29, 2026: Annual Ban on Open Burning
  2. 2Georgia Forestry Commission: Burn Permits and Notifications
  3. 3New Georgia Encyclopedia: Jasper County
  4. 4Wikipedia: Jasper County, Georgia
  5. 5Georgia Power: Lake Jackson Dwellings and Additions guidelines
  6. 6USDA NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO), survey area GA159 Jasper County
  7. 7Executive Order 8037, Establishing the Piedmont Wildlife Refuge (Jan. 18, 1939), American Presidency Project
  8. 8O.C.G.A. § 12-7-6, Best management practices; minimum requirements (text via Onecle)
  9. 9O.C.G.A. § 12-7-17, Exemptions, Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act (text via Onecle)
  10. 10Georgia 811: Contact Georgia 811 Before You Dig - How it Works (2025)
  11. 11HomeAdvisor: Land Clearing Cost (updated Jun 17, 2026)

Ready when you are

Got a wooded Jasper County tract? Let's make it build-ready.

Tell us the acreage and what you plan to build. We'll mark what stays, schedule around the burn season and leave you a clean site.

(678) 863-5620

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