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title: Duluth UDC § 1203.04 — 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/1203.04"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 1203.04

Administrative Approval

**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:** 363
- **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. Special exceptions shall be considered for approval by the Zoning Appeals Board unless the request is
approved administratively.
2. The Planning and Development Director, upon a finding that a special exception meets the standards for
approval contained in Section 1203.03 may (but is not required to) administratively ap-prove such special
exception within and not exceeding the parameters shown on Table 12 A: Special Exceptions.
3. Actions following administrative consideration.
a. Any administrative approval, approval with conditions or denial of a special exception by the

Director shall be made in writing to the appellant and also made a part of the Department's
records. Such administrative action shall be made within 15 days of receipt of a complete
application for a special exception.
b. Appeals from the administrative action by the Director on a special exception shall be forwarded

to the Zoning Board of Appeals for final action in their normal course of business.