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title: Duluth UDC § 814 — 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/814"
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# Duluth UDC § 814

Allowed Uses

**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:** 222–223
- **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

The following uses shall be allowed as of right within the Wetlands Protection District to the extent that they are
not prohibited by any other ordinance or law, including laws of trespass, and provided they do not require
structures, grading, fill, draining, or dredging except as provided herein. [The activities listed in this section are
exempted from Section 404 regulations provided they do not have impacts on a navigable waterway that would
necessitate acquisition of an individual 404 permit. However, under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, a
permit may be required in some circumstances.]

1. Conservation or preservation of soil, water, vegetation, fish and other wildlife, provided it does not affect
waters of Georgia or of the Unites States in such a way that would require an individual 404 Permit.
2. Outdoor passive recreational activities, including fishing, bird watching, hiking, boating, horseback riding,
and canoeing.
3. Forestry practices applied in accordance with best management practices approved by the Georgia
Forestry Commission and as specified in Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
4. The cultivation of agricultural crops. Agricultural activities shall be subject to best management practices
approved by the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
5. The pasturing of livestock, provided that riparian wetlands are protected, that soil profiles are not
disturbed and that approved agricultural Best Management Practices are followed.
6. Education, scientific research, and nature trails.

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Article Eight. Environmental Protection