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title: Duluth UDC § 1130.03 — 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/1130.03"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
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# Duluth UDC § 1130.03

Restrictions Pending Completion of Improvements

**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:** 342
- **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. No building permit shall be issued on any lot until continuous paved road access to the lot from the public
road system has been established in accordance with the provisions of this Development Code.
“Established” means having received final inspection and approval by the City Engineer or Inspector of the
road in accordance with the design and construction standards of this Development Code.
2. For subdivisions and development projects that are staged in multiple phases, each phase must have
continuous paved road access from the public road system to the boundary of the phase in accordance
with the provisions of this Development Code. No phase can be approved for final plat recordation if its
access depends on improvements that have not been completed in an earlier phase.