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title: Duluth UDC § 1101.02 — 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/1101.02"
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# Duluth UDC § 1101.02

Zoning Changes (Rezoning or Special Use Approval)

**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:** 11 — Procedures and Permits
- **Pages in source:** 296
- **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

Approval)

1. If a proposed use is not allowed by right under the
existing zoning on a property, a request for an
amendment to the Official Zoning Map (often called
a “rezoning”) or approval of a Special Use must be
approved prior to development, construction, or
occupancy.
2. See Article 2 of this Development Code for a list of
all uses allowed by right or by Special Use approval
in each zoning district.
3. A zoning change for approval of a subdivision,
multi-family, or non-residential project must
include a subdivision sketch plan, preliminary site
development plan, or PUD master concept plan, as
applicable, showing the proposed layout of the
project.