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title: Duluth UDC § 712.01 — 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/712.01"
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# Duluth UDC § 712.01

Tree Removal Approval Required for Development Activity

**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:** 196–197
- **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

family project or non-residential development, without meeting the requirements of a site development
plan as required in Section 1116.Site Development Plans of Article 11.

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Article Seven. Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection

b. For any existing multi-family or non-residential development for which a development permit was

previously issued, no tree shall be removed that would reduce the tree canopy coverage requirements on
the property below that required under this Article without the reissuance of the tree removal permit (or
approval of a sketch if qualified under Section 712.02(b).
c.
No person shall “clear cut” any parcels or combination greater than 2 acres without specific plan approval
during zoning or first obtaining a Special Use approval under 712.02. Application Requirements for Tree
Removal