---
title: Duluth UDC § 1113 — 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"
canonical: "https://www.gwindex.net/code/duluth/1113"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 1113

Building Permits

**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:** 311
- **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

1113.01. Applicable Codes
Building permits for all structures or interior finishes are issued after the applicant for said permits has met the
applicable requirements of the fire prevention and life safety codes of Gwinnett County, and the various health,
water, sewer, and building codes, as well as the provisions of any Certificate approved under the Metropolitan
River Protection Act, if applicable.