Duluth UDC § 709.01
Native Vegetation Required
Governing jurisdiction
Duluth
Land inside these city limits is governed by Duluth's own code and boards. A "Duluth, GA" mailing address is not proof of being inside them — most such addresses fall in unincorporated Gwinnett.
Boundary: US Census TIGERweb (Incorporated Places, ACS 2025 vintage), vintage 2025.
- Article
- 7 — Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection
- Pages in source
- 194
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
a. Landscaping Trees shall be appropriate for the Plant Hardiness Zone(s) for Gwinnett County as defined by
the Cooperative Extension, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences or as
recommended by the Georgia Forestry Commission. The use of native tree species is strongly preferred.
b. Plant species included on the Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant List are prohibited, with the
exception that the following species may be used with Planning and Development Department approval:
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), bahia grass (Paspalum notatum), periwinkle (Vinca spp.), cornflower
(Centaurea cyanus), Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota), weeping lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula), tall fescue
(Festuca arundinacea), tawny daylily (Hemerocallis fulva), rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), largeleaf
lantana (Lantana camara), peppermint (Mentha x piperita), Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta), Japanese holly
(Ilex crenata), giant foxtail (Setaria faberi), Yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila), and tall vervain (Vebena
bonariensis).