Gwinnett Index

Duluth UDC § 1103.04

City Council Public Hearing; Notice

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
11 — Procedures and Permits
Pages in source
299–300
Adopted
2025-09-08
Amended through
2026-07-13
Source
Adopted PDF

Text

1. Subsequent to the Planning Commission’s review, or subsequent to the City Council’s decision to proceed without a recommendation, the City Clerk shall arrange a suitable hearing date for the City Council to consider the application. 2. Public Hearing Notice. If the proposed zoning decision is initiated by City Council, a notice of time, place, and purpose of the hearing shall be published at least 15 days, but not more than 45 days, prior to said public hearing in the official legal organ of the City of Duluth or another newspaper of general circulation within the territorial boundaries of the City of Duluth in accordance with O.C.G.A. §36-66-4. In addition, 298 | P a g e Article Eleven. Procedures and Permits notice of the hearing shall be sent to the owners of any subject property at least 30 days prior to such hearing. 3. If the proposed zoning decision is initiated by a party other than the City Council, then: a. The published notice, in addition to the foregoing, shall include the location of the property, the present zoning classification of the property, and the proposed zoning classification of the property; and, b. A sign or signs containing that same information shall be placed on the property by the Planning and Development Department not less than 15 days, nor more than 45 days, prior to the date of the hearing. The sign or signs shall be placed in a conspicuous location on the property frontage in such manner as to be legible from the public road. On lots with more than one road frontage, a sign will be placed facing each public road. If the property has no road frontage, a sign shall be placed at a location on each road where access will be gained to the property.