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title: Duluth UDC § 1103.04 — 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 § 1103.04

City Council Public Hearing; Notice

**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:** 299–300
- **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. 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.