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title: Duluth UDC § 1129.02 — 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/1129.02"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 1129.02

Maintenance Period

**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:** 340
- **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

1. Start date: For a subdivision, the start of the maintenance period shall be the date of final subdivision plat
approval. For a multi-family or non-residential development project, the start of the maintenance period
shall be the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
2. The maintenance period shall extend for 18 calendar months from the start date, above, or from the date
of completion and City approval of the last deferred improvement covered by a Performance Guarantee,
whichever occurs later
3. The maintenance period will be extended for staged or phased developments in those cases that meet
the provisions of Section 1129.05.