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title: Duluth UDC § 1018.02 — 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"
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# Duluth UDC § 1018.02

Adoption and Implementation of the GSMM; Conflicts and Inconsistencies

**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:** 283
- **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. In implementing this Article, the City of Duluth shall use and require compliance with all relevant design
standards, calculations, formulas, methods, and other guidance from the GSMM as well as all related
appendices.
2. This Article is not intended to modify or repeal any other Article, ordinance, rule, regulation or other
provision of law, including but not limited to any applicable stream buffers under state and local laws, and
the Georgia Safe Dams Act and Rules for Dam Safety. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency
between any provision in the City of Duluth’s MS4 permit and this Article, the provision from the MS4
permit shall control. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between any provision of this Article and
the GSMM, the most stringent of the two shall control. In the event of any other conflict or inconsistency
between any provision of this Article and any other ordinance, rule, regulation or other provision of law,
the provision that is more restrictive or imposes higher protective standards for human health or the
environment shall control.
3. If any provision of this Article is invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not
affect or invalidate the remainder of this Article.