--- title: Duluth UDC § 715.01 — 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/715.01" licence: "CC0-1.0" --- # Duluth UDC § 715.01 Tree Preservation/Replacement Plan Specifications **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:** 201–203 - **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 Forester, or Arborist in accordance with the specifications for such plans contained herein. The performance of professional services in the preparation of plans required herein shall comply with Georgia Law governing the practice of the applicable profession. Other licensed professionals (e.g. architects, engineers, etc.) may be authorized by the Planning and Development Director to prepare Tree Preservations Plans, but not Tree Replacement Plans, provided that they demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Planning and Development Director, competency and knowledge in the principals and practices of arboriculture. b. The Tree Preservation/Replacement Plan shall be shown on a copy of a Preliminary Plat, Concept Plan or Site Plan, with the exception of a permit to conduct tree thinning, as appropriate to the proposed development, drawn to the same scale as the other plan documents prepared for a Land Disturbance Permit application on the property, and shall cover the same area. The plan may be combined with a required Buffer and Landscape Plan for the project, at the option of the developer. 200 | P a g e Article Seven. Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection c. The Tree Preservation/Replacement Plan shall provide sufficient information and detail to clearly demonstrate that all applicable requirements and standards of this Article will be fully satisfied. d. The Tree Preservation/Replacement Plan shall contain but need not be limited to: 1. Project name, Land District, Land Lot, north arrow and scale. 2. Developer’s name, address and telephone number. 3. The name, address, and telephone number of the professional Landscape Architect, Urban Forester, Arborist or other authorized individual responsible for preparation of the plan, in accordance with the requirements of Section 715.01(a), above, and the Seal or statement of professional qualifications of said person (which may be attached separately). 4. Delineation of all minimum yard areas, buffers, and landscape areas as required by this Development Code or conditions of zoning, special use of variance approval. 5. Total acreage of the site and total acreage exclusive of all zoning buffer areas. 6. Delineation of all areas located within a 100-year floodplain. 7. Existing Trees to be retained in Tree Protection Areas: a. Trunk location and size (to the nearest inch in diameter at or below diameter breast height), of individual trees proposed to remain for credit toward meeting the minimum tree canopy coverage standard on the property. b. Groups of three or more trees whose drip lines combine into a single Tree Protection Area may be outlined as a group and their number, by diameter, shown in the required Summary Table (see also subsection (10) below). c. If the number and size of all existing trees to remain on the site exceeds the required tree canopy coverage standard for the entire site, only those trees required to meet the minimum canopy coverage standard must be shown. d. All Tree Protection Areas are to be outlined and labeled. 8. Tree Protection Measures: a. A detail or description of the protective tree fencing, staking, or continuous ribbon to be installed, and the location of such measures, which at a minimum shall follow the dripline of all trees to be retained along adjoining areas of clearing, grading, or other construction activity. b. Measures to be taken to avoid soil sedimentation intrusion into Tree Protection Areas, and the location of such devices. c. Proposed location of temporary construction activities such as equipment or worker parking, materials storage, burn holes, equipment washdown areas, and entrance pads. d. Proposed type and location of any tree save area signs or other pertinent signage. 9. If replacement trees are proposed to be planted in order for the property to achieve the required Tree Canopy Cover, the replacement trees shall be shown and their spacing and diameter identified, to the extent needed to achieve the minimum requirements. Trees grouped together in tree planting areas may be listed on the required Summary Table by total number in the grouping, by size. 10. A Summary Table of the number of existing trees to remain and new trees to be planted, by diameter to the nearest inch at or below DBH, shall be shown along with calculations showing the tree canopy coverage achieved for the site. Groupings of trees in Tree Protection Areas and areas for new tree planting may be keyed to the Summary Table by area rather than having each tree individually labeled on the plan. e. The plan sheet which shows the grading plan, including existing and proposed contour lines, shall indicate the drip line location of all Tree Protection Areas through the use of shading on the plans. The exact location of each tree is not desired to be shown, only the limits of the Tree Protection Area and any other areas which are not to be disturbed. 201 | P a g e Article Seven. Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection