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title: Duluth UDC § 712.05 — 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/712.05"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 712.05

Tree Removal Permit

**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:** 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 Planning and Development Director shall review all applications and supporting data and take one of

the following actions: approve, approve with conditions or deny.
b. The issuance of a tree removal permit does not authorize any development activity until such time as an

appropriate development plan approval is granted and a permit is issued pursuant to Section 1111 Land
Disturbance Permits in Article 11.
c.
Tree removal and replacement shall begin no later than 180 days after issuance of the tree removal
permit and shall be completed no later than two years after the issuance of the permit. The Planning and
Development Director may refuse to issue any permit for tree removal until the submission of all
development plans and receipt of other evidence satisfactory to the Director that there is a reasonable
certainty that the development activity is imminent. One renewal of a permit at no additional fee shall be
granted if a reasonable request is made.
d. No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued until all requirements of the tree planting have been

satisfactorily completed or an acceptable performance guarantee has been approved (see Section 1130
Performance Guarantee of Article 11).