---
title: Duluth UDC § 1010 — 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/1010"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 1010

Liability

**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:** 277
- **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. Neither the approval of a plan under the provisions of Division I of this Article, nor the compliance with
provisions of Division I of this Article shall relieve any person from the responsibility for damage to any
person or property otherwise imposed by law nor impose any liability upon the Local Issuing Authority or
District for damage to any person or property.
2. The fact that a land-disturbing activity for which a permit has been issued results in injury to the property
of another shall neither constitute proof of nor create a presumption of a violation of the standards
provided for in Division I of this Article or the terms of the permit.
3. No provision of Division I of this Article shall permit any persons to violate the Georgia Erosion and
Sedimentation Act of 1975, the Georgia Water Quality Control Act or the rules and regulations
promulgated and approved thereunder or pollute any Waters of the State as defined thereby.