Gwinnett Index

Duluth UDC § 1121.04

Certificate of Development Conformance Approval Process

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
332–333
Adopted
2025-09-08
Amended through
2026-07-13
Source
Adopted PDF

Text

1. Final approval by the Planning and Development Director shall not be shown on the Certificate of Development Conformance until all requirements of these and other applicable regulations have been met, and the Director has received a properly completed request for Approval of Development Conformance and an executed Development Performance and Maintenance Agreement prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 1127 and Section 1128. 2. The Director shall further determine that either: a. All improvements to the development required for approval of the Certificate of Development Conformance under the regulations of the City of Duluth have been completed in accordance with the appropriate specifications; or, b. All of the required improvements have been completed except final grassing, pavement topping, required landscaping, or sidewalks, in which case a performance guarantee meeting the requirements of Section 1130 shall have been filed by the developer with the Development Performance and Maintenance Agreement. 3. Payment for materials and installation of traffic controls and street name signs shall be made to the appropriate Gwinnett County department in accordance with their regulations prior to approval of the Certificate of Development Conformance. Payment of the cost of striping major thoroughfare or 331 | P a g e Article Eleven. Procedures and Permits signalization, where required, if not completed or installed by the developer shall also be paid to the appropriate Gwinnett County department prior to approval of the Certificate of Development Conformance, if appropriate. 4. Once the Department has approved the Certificate of Development Conformance and all other affected departments and agencies of government as required have certified compliance, by signing the Route Sheet, the Director shall certify by his or her signature on the original of the Certificate of Development Conformance that all requirements of this Development Code and the conditions of zoning approval have been met. The Certificate of Development Conformance shall not be deemed approved until it has been signed by the Planning and Development Director and where use of septic tanks is proposed, by a duly authorized representative of the Gwinnett County Health Department.