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title: Duluth UDC § 1125.02 — Duluth
jurisdiction: duluth
governing_jurisdiction: Duluth
source_url: "https://www.duluthga.net/UDC_ADOPTED_9.8.2025_Amended_7-13-26.pdf"
effective_date: "2026-07-13"
as_of: "2026-08-13"
canonical: "https://www.gwindex.net/code/duluth/1125.02"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
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# Duluth UDC § 1125.02

Tree Protection Areas

**Governing jurisdiction: Duluth.** A "Duluth, GA" mailing address is usually NOT in the City of Duluth. Unincorporated Gwinnett is 67.3% of the county's land area and is governed by a different code, a different board and a different permit portal. Resolve the governing jurisdiction before answering any zoning question.


- **Article:** 11 — Procedures and Permits
- **Pages in source:** 336
- **Adopted:** 2025-09-08
- **Amended through:** 2026-07-13
- **Source:** https://www.duluthga.net/UDC_ADOPTED_9.8.2025_Amended_7-13-26.pdf

## Text

Prior to the initiation of land disturbance activities and throughout the clearing and grading process the following
must be accomplished for any designated tree protection area in accordance with any approved Buffer and
Landscape Plan or Tree Protection Plan for the property:

1. For those trees which are not to be removed, all protective fencing, staking, and any tree protection area
signs shall be in place. These barriers must be maintained throughout the land disturbance process and
shall not be removed until landscaping is begun.
2. The tree protection areas shall not be utilized for storage of earth and other materials resulting from or
used during the development process.
3. Construction site activities such as parking, materials storage, concrete washout, burning, etc. shall be
arranged so as to prevent disturbances within the tree protection areas.