---
title: Duluth UDC § 810 — 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/810"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 810

Purpose

**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:** 8 — Environmental Protection
- **Pages in source:** 221–222
- **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

1. The wetlands in the City of Duluth are indispensable and fragile natural resources with significant
development constraints due to flooding, erosion, and soils limitations. In their natural state, wetlands
serve man and nature. They provide habitat areas for fish, wildlife and vegetation; water quality
maintenance and pollution control; flood control; erosion control; natural resource education; scientific
study; and open space and recreational opportunities. In addition, the wise management of forested
wetlands is essential to the economic wellbeing of many communities within the State of Georgia.
2. Nationally, a considerable number of these important natural resources have been lost or impaired by
draining, dredging, filling, excavating, building, pollution and other acts. Piecemeal or cumulative losses
will, over time, destroy additional wetlands. Damaging or destroying wetlands threatens public safety and
the general welfare.

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Article Eight. Environmental Protection

3. The purpose of this Code Division is to promote wetlands protection, while taking into account varying
ecological, economic development, recreational and aesthetic values. Activities that may damage
wetlands should be located on upland sites to the greatest degree practicable as determined through a
permitting process.