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title: Duluth UDC § 712.03 — 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/712.03"
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# Duluth UDC § 712.03

Tree Survey Plan and Inventory

**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:** 197–198
- **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. The tree survey as required in this Article shall be in the form of a to-scale map or a site plan prepared and

sealed by a registered surveyor or certified engineer, arborist or landscape architect, noting the location
of all trees (as described in Paragraph (b) below) within the area to be modified from its natural state and
25 feet beyond in each direction or to the property line, whichever is less.
b. All specimen trees and all trees that are to be counted toward meeting canopy coverage requirements

must be shown on the survey and inventoried by size (caliper or DBH, whichever is applicable) and
species.

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Article Seven. Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection

c.
Sampling methods may be used to determine tree canopy coverage for forested (over 5 acres). Specimen
trees must be shown on the plan with an indication whether they are to be retained or removed. All tree
protection zones and tree save areas must be delineated on the plan. All buffers with existing trees must
be delineated on plans as tree save areas. Land disturbance within any buffer is subject to Planning and
Development Department approval.