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title: Duluth UDC § 322.01 — Duluth
jurisdiction: duluth
governing_jurisdiction: Duluth
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effective_date: "2026-07-13"
as_of: "2026-08-13"
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# Duluth UDC § 322.01

Notice Requirement for Tree Harvesting; Bond Requirement

**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:** 3 — Restrictions on Particular Uses
- **Pages in source:** 107–108
- **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

delivery as pulpwood, logs, poles, or wood chips to any wood yard or processing plant located inside or
outside the state shall provide notice of such harvesting operations to the Planning and Development
Director prior to cutting any such timber;
b. Prior written notice shall be required of any person or firm harvesting such timber for each separate tract

to be harvested thereby, and shall be in such form as prescribed by rule or regulation of the director of
the state forestry commission, and shall consist of:

1. A map of the area which identifies the location of the tract to be harvested and, as to those
trucks which will be traveling to and from such tract for purposes of picking up and hauling loads
of cut forest products, the main point of ingress to such tract from a public road and, if different,
the main point of egress from such tract to a public road;
2. A statement as to whether the timber will be removed pursuant to a lump sum sale, per unit
sale, or owner harvest for purposes of ad valorem taxation under the O.C.G.A. § 48-5-7.5;
3. The name, address, and daytime telephone number of the timber seller if the harvest is pursuant
to a lump sum or per unit sale or of the timber owner if the harvest is an owner harvest; and
4. The name, business address, business telephone number, and nighttime or emergency telephone
number of the person or firm harvesting such timber;
c.
Written notice may be submitted in person, by mail, or through the online submission portal.
d. Any persons or firms subject to such notice requirement specified within this Section shall deliver a valid

surety bond to the city in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), executed by a surety
corporation authorized to transact business in this state, protecting the city, as applicable, against any
damage caused by such person or firm as a result of such harvesting. A valid irrevocable letter of credit
issued by a bank or savings and loan association, as defined in O.C.G.A. § 7-1-4 in the amount of the
required bond may be provided in lieu of the bond. For purposes of this subsection, any such surety bond
shall be valid only for the calendar year in which delivered;
e. Notice shall be effective for such harvesting operation on such tract within the city upon receipt of the

same by the Planning and Development Director and compliance with the requirements of subsection (d)
of this Section and until such time as the person or firm giving such notice has completed the harvesting
operation for such tract; provided, however, that any subsequent change in the facts required to be

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provided for purposes of such notice shall be reported to the Planning and Development Director within
three business days after such change;
f.
Upon receipt by the Planning and Development Director of the notice required by this Section regarding
timber-harvesting operations to be conducted in whole or in part within the corporate limits of the city,
the Planning and Development Director shall transmit a copy of such notice to the governing authority of
Gwinnett County;
g.
Violation of the notice requirements of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars
($500.00). Such violation shall be cited by the Planning and Development Director or other authorized
agent of the city and shall be under the jurisdiction of the city municipal court;
h. Any person or firm harvesting standing timber therein for delivery as pulpwood, logs, poles, posts, or

wood chips to any wood yard or processing plant located inside or outside this state shall not be required
to obtain any permit for such harvesting or hauling of forest products as described in this Section,
including without limitation any permit for any new driveway in connection with timber harvesting
operations; provided, however, that this subsection shall not otherwise limit the authority this city to
regulate roads or streets under its jurisdiction in accordance with O.C.G.A. tit. 32. Nothing in this Section
shall be construed to waive compliance with any other applicable zoning or development regulations
governing the use or development of the property on which timber harvesting is being conducted.