Gwinnett Index

Duluth UDC § 1123.03

Process for DRI review

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
334–335
Adopted
2025-09-08
Amended through
2026-07-13
Source
Adopted PDF

Text

1. Submission to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). a. First request for governmental action. i. Upon determination by the Planning and Development Director that a request for City approval qualifies for DRI review, the applicant shall provide such information as necessary for completion of the DRI review form (available from DCA). ii. The completed DRI review form shall be submitted electronically by the Planning and Development Director to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) and DCA through the DCA web site. iii. Once ARC has determined that the project is a DRI, the 30-day review period officially begins. 333 | P a g e Article Eleven. Procedures and Permits iv. Throughout the DRI process, the applicant shall coordinate with the Planning and Development Department and provide such additional information as may be needed to complete the DRI review process. b. Subsequent requests for governmental action. Once the development project has been reviewed by ARC and the first governmental action has been taken, no further reviews by ARC will be required unless the project is substantially revised, as determined by ARC in consultation with the Planning and Development Director. 2. Final Action by the City. a. Review by the City of the development project may proceed during the DRI process, but no final action approving the project may be taken until the DRI process is completed. b. Approval of the first request for governmental action by the City shall not be made on a Development of Regional Impact until: i. The DRI Report has been received from ARC reflecting its public findings and comments, if any, and the City has had adequate time to consider the Report; or ii. Said report is not received within 30 days of official determination by ARC that the project is a DRI, or by the end of such time that DRI process extensions have been approved by ARC.