Duluth UDC § 1129.03
Maintenance Surety Standards
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
- 340
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
1. For continuing maintenance of the stormwater detention facilities and for maintenance of the street and
stormwater drainage improvements, the following shall apply:
a. The maintenance surety shall be in the form of a valid irrevocable letter of credit issued by a
bank or other reputable financial institution chartered to do business in the State of Georgia.
Such letter of credit must comply with the requirements of Section 1129.04.
b. The value of the maintenance surety shall be equal to 33% of the cost of construction of the
stormwater detention, street and stormwater drainage improvements shown on the as-built
surveys and as estimated for deferred improvements under Section 1130.02. Copies of
contractor agreements or actual invoices paid, or as otherwise determined by the City Engineer,
shall evidence the cost of construction.
c.
The maintenance surety shall include the estimated cost for maintenance of continuing
operations of the stormwater drainage and detention pond facilities during the maintenance
period. Maintenance shall include repair of erosion controls, removal of silt from detention
ponds and other items pertinent to the continuing operation of the stormwater drainage system
for the development.
d. Maintenance surety for the sanitary sewer facilities and water system improvements is required
separately by Gwinnett County in accordance with its regulations.
e. A maintenance surety for continued compliance with the buffer and landscaping requirements of
this Development Code, as applicable, shall be in the form of a landscaping warranty. The
landscaping warranty shall provide for the replacement or restoration of any or all plantings and
landscape material for a period of 12 calendar months from the date of City approval following
installation of such plantings and landscape material. Such warranty shall be in a form acceptable
to the City (see Section 1131 for an example).
f.
Repairs shall be made for any deficiencies identified in the covered improvements within the
maintenance period or the surety shall be called by the City to complete same.