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title: Duluth UDC § 1125.05 — 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/1125.05"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 1125.05

Stop Work Orders

**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:** 337
- **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

Work that is not authorized by an approved permit or is not in conformance with the approved plans for the
project, or is not in compliance with the provisions of this Development Code or any other adopted code,
ordinance or regulation of the City of Duluth, shall be subject to immediate Stop Work Order by the Planning and
Development Department. Work that proceeds without having received the necessary inspections of the Planning
and Development Department or the appropriate Gwinnett County department, as applicable, shall be halted until
all inspections are completed.