Duluth UDC § 1111.02

1. Development Activities Authorized. A Development Permit shall be issued to authorize all activities associated with the land development process, including clearing and grubbing, grading, for the construction of such improvements as streets, surface parking areas and drives, sewer systems, stormwater drainage facilities, sidewalks, or related structures permanently placed on or in the property. Grading for building and structures requiring a building permit is not authorized under a Development Permit. Clearing, grubbing and grading inside the rights-of- way and utility easements is not allowed by a Development Permit unless in compliance with Section 1111. Water and sanitary sewer system improvements shall be authorized solely by the Gwinnett County Public Utilities Department. 2. Development Permit Approval. A development permit (which may include grading, clearing, and grubbing) shall be issued at the developer's request following approval of a Metropolitan River Protection Act Certificate, if applicable, and upon approval of a Preliminary Plat for a subdivision or a Site Plan for a non- subdivision project, along with approval of all other development plans and documents required to be submitted under this Article. All plans approved for a development permit shall expire after six months applicant may apply for a single renewal of six additional months. 3. Expiration of Development Permits. A development permit shall expire 12 consecutive calendar months after issuance unless development activity as authorized by the permit commences within said 12-month period or if such authorized activities lapse and the project is abandoned for a period exceeding 30 consecutive calendar days. The Planning and Development Director may approve one extension not exceeding three consecutive calendar months within which time development activity must commence or the permit shall expire. Said extension shall be applied for within the first 12 consecutive calendar months after the permit's issuance. 4. Lapse in Construction Activity. For the purposes of this Development Code, a lapse in or suspension of development activity as authorized by a development permit, as a direct result of action or inaction on the part of the City of Duluth completely beyond the control of the developer, shall not be considered as a lapse in activity causing the development permit to expire. The 12 months within which development activity must begin shall exclude any such time period during which the activity is prohibited or has been caused to lapse by said City action or inaction. 5. Expiration of Approved Development Plans. a. If construction activity has not commenced within the permit period and the Development Permit expires, the Director shall require new site plans to be submitted for the project. The new plans must comply with any changes or amendments to these regulations, the Zoning Ordinance, or other ordinances as adopted by the City.