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,
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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.