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title: Duluth UDC § 1107.03 — Duluth
jurisdiction: duluth
governing_jurisdiction: Duluth
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effective_date: "2026-07-13"
as_of: "2026-08-13"
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# Duluth UDC § 1107.03

Sketch Plan Standards

**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:** 305–306
- **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

All applications for a rezoning (other than a PUD) or special use shall be accompanied by a sketch plan of the
proposed subdivision or development site prepared and stamped by a registered land surveyor, engineer, architect
or landscape architect containing the following information:

1. The sketch plan shall be clearly and legibly drawn at a scale of not less than 100 feet to one inch on a
sheet size not to exceed 24 inches by 36 inches. The Planning and Development Director may approve
other sheet sizes as deemed appropriate.
2. The sketch plan shall be drawn on a boundary survey of the property, showing bearings and distances of
all property boundary lines, land lot and district lines, known survey monuments, north arrow and scale,
surveyor’s name and registration number, and date of survey.
3. The following information shall be depicted on the sketch plan.
a. Project name.
b. Project owner and address (both local and permanent addresses if different) and telephone and

fax number(s).
c.
Name and address of person or company preparing the sketch plan.
d. Vicinity map.
e. Proposed use of property.
f.
Total acreage.
g.
Total number of lots and minimum lot sizes (if applicable).
h. Size, location, and names of adjoining existing streets or access drives and proposed rights-of-

ways and roadways.
i.
Proposed method of sewerage disposal (express as a note).
j.
All contiguous property under the ownership or control of the applicant, except those lands
specifically to be excluded by the Department. Areas not planned for development at the time of
the submittal shall be shown as “Future Development”.
k.
General development data (in tabular form) for multi-family or non-residential site
developments, such as number of residential units, gross square feet of non-residential buildings,
number of parking spaces, etc.

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Article Eleven. Procedures and Permits

l.
General development data (in tabular form) for single-family developments, such as minimum lot
size, floor area of homes, and all relevant conditions of zoning.
m. Any other data requested by the Planning and Development Director necessary for an

understanding and evaluation of the project.
4. The sketch plan shall show the following physical characteristics as appropriate to the proposed
development to an approximate (not engineering) level of accuracy:

a. Location of ingress and egress points, internal roadways and parking areas.
b. Location of 100-year floodplain, lakes, ponds and other watercourses.
c.
Dumpster location.
d. Proposed landscaping and tree-save areas.
e. Building heights.
f.
The approximate location and arrangement of existing buildings, parking areas and other
improvements that are proposed to remain.
g.
For multi-family and non-residential developments, the approximate location and arrangement
of proposed buildings, parking areas and other improvements including stormwater detention
areas and all required buffers.
h. Location of existing and proposed sidewalks.
i.
Existing zoning of the property and adjoining properties.
j.
Boundaries of the Chattahoochee River Corridor and Chattahoochee River Tributary Protection
Areas, if applicable.
5. Additional information may be required when proposing a Planned Unit Development - see Article 5 of
this Development Code for specifics.