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title: Duluth UDC § 1202.02 — 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"
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# Duluth UDC § 1202.02

Approval of an Appeal by the Zoning Board of Appeals

**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:** 12 — Appeals
- **Pages in source:** 362
- **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. The Zoning Board of Appeals
shall hear and decide
requests seeking justice and
equity from unique situations
that are alleged to have
resulted in an unnecessary
and unwarranted hardship on
a property, and from
exceptional hardships created
by the floodplain
management provisions of
this Development Code. The
procedure for deciding such
questions shall be as set forth
in this Article with regard to
hardship variances and
floodplain management
variances, as appropriate.
2. The Zoning Board of Appeals
shall hear and decide special
exception requests that have
been denied by the Planning
and Development Director or
are beyond administrative
approval parameters.
3. A decision by the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be final unless appealed to the City Council, which appeal
must be brought within 15 days of the Zoning Board of Appeals’ decision.