Duluth UDC § 710
Purpose and Intent
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
- 196
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
The City deems it necessary and desirable in the interest of public health, safety and welfare to enact provisions
for the preservation, planting and replacement of trees and to prevent the indiscriminate removal of trees in the
City without denying the reasonable use and enjoyment of real property. The importance of trees is recognized for
their shade, cooling, noise and wind reduction, soil erosion prevention, oxygen production, dust filtration, carbon
dioxide absorption, aesthetic and economic enhancement of all real property, and their contribution to the general
well-being and quality of life of the citizens of Duluth. Consistent with the expressed purpose of this Code Division,
all persons shall make reasonable efforts to preserve and retain certain existing, self-supporting trees as defined
herein. It is also the intent of this Code Division that all applicable sites within the City maintain or obtain a
minimum tree canopy cover, as defined and explained herein.