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title: Duluth UDC § 709.01 — 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/709.01"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 709.01

Native Vegetation Required

**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:** 7 — Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection
- **Pages in source:** 194
- **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

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).