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title: Duluth UDC § 1007.02 — 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/1007.02"
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# Duluth UDC § 1007.02

Stop-Work Orders

**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:** 10 — Erosion Control and Stormwater Management
- **Pages in source:** 275
- **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. For the first and second violations of the provisions of Division I of this Article, the Director or the Local
Issuing Authority shall issue a written warning to the violator. The violator shall have five days to correct
the violation. If the violation is not corrected within five days, the Director or the Local Issuing Authority
shall issue a stop-work order requiring that land-disturbing activities be stopped until necessary corrective
action or mitigation has occurred; provided, however, that, if the violation presents an imminent threat to
public health or waters of the state or if the land-disturbing activities are conducted without obtaining the
necessary permit, the Director or the Local Issuing Authority shall issue an immediate stop-work order in
lieu of a warning;
2. For a third and each subsequent violation, the Director or the Local Issuing Authority shall issue an
immediate stop-work order; and;
3. All stop-work orders shall be effective immediately upon issuance and shall be in effect until the
necessary corrective action or mitigation has occurred.
4. When a violation in the form of taking action without a permit, failure to maintain a stream buffer, or
significant amounts of sediment, as determined by the Local Issuing Authority or by the Director or his or
her Designee, have been or are being discharged into state waters and where best management practices
have not been properly designed, installed, and maintained, a stop work order shall be issued by the Local
Issuing Authority or by the Director or his or her Designee. All such stop work orders shall be effective
immediately upon issuance and shall be in effect until the necessary corrective action or mitigation has
occurred. Such stop work orders shall apply to all land-disturbing activity on the site with the exception of
the installation and maintenance of temporary or permanent erosion and sediment controls.