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title: Duluth UDC § 717 — 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/717"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 717

Installation and Operation of Irrigation Systems or Devices

**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:** 210–211
- **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 installation of residential and commercial irrigation systems requires the issuance of an electrical

permit from the Planning and Development Department.
b. Freeze sensors are to be installed and maintained on all residential and commercial irrigation systems

equipped with automatic irrigation controllers, which will render the system inoperative at 35° Fahrenheit
or below.
c.
Rain sensor irrigation shut-off switches are required to be installed and maintained on all new residential
and commercial irrigation systems and set to render the irrigation system inoperative at ¼ inch of
moisture or more.
d. Be rendered inoperative by or at the direction of the residential and commercial irrigation system owner

or operator pending repairs if damaged in a manner that results in leakage or excessive discharge of water
from broken components.

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Article Seven. Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection

e. Residential and commercial irrigation systems shall be installed per the manufacturer's instructions.