Gwinnett Index

Duluth UDC § 105.08

Transfer of Land Ownership

Governing jurisdiction
Duluth

Land inside these city limits is governed by Duluth's own code and boards. A "Duluth, GA" mailing address is not proof of being inside them — most such addresses fall in unincorporated Gwinnett.

Boundary: US Census TIGERweb (Incorporated Places, ACS 2025 vintage), vintage 2025.

Article
1 — Adoption, Purpose, and Applicability
Pages in source
35–36
Adopted
2025-09-08
Amended through
2026-07-13
Source
Adopted PDF

Text

a. No person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, estate, trust, developer, subdivider or any other owner or agent shall transfer title or attempt to record the title to any land in the city limits of Duluth, and no building permit may be issued on said land, unless: 34 | P a g e Article One. Adoption, Purpose, and Applicability 1. Said land existed as a single parcel of ownership, recorded as such in its entirety and present boundaries with the Clerk to Superior Court of Gwinnett County prior to the adoption of these Regulations; or, 2. Said land is shown in its entirety and present boundaries on a final plat as approved (under these or any previous applicable regulations) and duly recorded with the Clerk to Superior Court of Gwinnett County; or, 3. Said land is shown in its entirety and present boundaries on a plat authorized by the Director and recorded with the Clerk to Superior Court of Gwinnett County pursuant to the regulations governing minor subdivisions contained herein; or, 4. Said land is an aggregation of properties for land assembly purposes, and no building permit will be requested prior to the filing of an application for an issuance of a development permit, pursuant to this Development Code. b. No person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, estate, trust, developer, subdivider or any other owner, or agent shall transfer title to any property by reference to, exhibition of, or any other use of any map or plat illustrating the subdivision of land without a final plat of said land showing said property first having been duly approved under the procedures of this Development Code or any previously applicable regulations and recorded with the Clerk to Superior Court of Gwinnett County.