---
title: Duluth UDC § 101 — 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/101"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 101

Title and Authorization

**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:** 1 — Adoption, Purpose, and Applicability
- **Pages in source:** 31
- **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

101.01. Short Title
This code shall be known as and may be cited as “The Unified Development Code of the City of Duluth, Georgia,”
and may be referred to generally as “The Development Code” or “The UDC.”