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title: Duluth UDC § 1204.02 — 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/1204.02"
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# Duluth UDC § 1204.02

Conditions Governing Applications

**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:** 365–366
- **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. A variance from the terms of this Development Code may be granted where, owing to special conditions,
a literal enforcement of the provisions of this Development Code would result in unnecessary hardship
and such approval will not be contrary to the public interest. A variance from the terms of this
Development Code shall not be granted unless a written application for a hardship variance is submitted
demonstrating:

a. That special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, structure, or

building involved and which are not applicable to other land, structures, or buildings in the same
district;
b. That literal interpretation of the provisions of this Ordinance would deprive the applicant of

rights commonly enjoyed by other properties within the same district under the terms of this
Development Code;

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c.
That the special conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of the appellant;
d. That granting the variance requested will not confer on the appellant any special privilege that is

denied by this Development Code to other lands, structures, or buildings in the same district;
and,
e. That the request is limited to the extent necessary to alleviate the unnecessary hardship and not

as a convenience to the appellant nor to gain any advantage or interest over similarly zoned
properties.
2. Non-conforming use of neighboring lands, structures, or buildings in the same zoning district, and not
permitted or non-conforming use of lands, structures, or buildings in other zoning districts shall not be
considered grounds for issuance of a hardship variance.