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title: Duluth UDC § 1206.02 — Duluth
jurisdiction: duluth
governing_jurisdiction: Duluth
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effective_date: "2026-07-13"
as_of: "2026-08-13"
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# Duluth UDC § 1206.02

Public Notice; Quasi-Judicial Hearings

**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:** 368–369
- **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. Published notice. At least 30 to 45 days prior to the public hearing, notice shall be published in a
newspaper of general circulation within the city. The notice shall state the time, place and purpose of the
hearing and shall include the location of the property, the present zoning classification of the property,

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and the nature of the requested action. Notice must also be mailed to the owner of the property that is
the subject of the proposed action.
2. Posting of signs.
a. In addition to the newspaper notice, a sign or signs shall be placed by an official of the Planning

and Development Department in a conspicuous location on the property frontage in such
manner as to be legible from the public road. On lots with more than one road frontage, a sign
will be placed facing each public road. If the property has no road frontage, the sign shall be
placed on each road at a location where access will be gained to the property.
b. The sign(s) must be in place no less than 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing and shall

state the date, time, and place for the Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing and the nature of
the proposed variance.
3. Sufficiency of public notice.
a. Where published notice is given in accordance with this Section and a sign has been posted in

accordance with this Section, no further notice to interested parties or adjacent or nearby
property owners is required.
b. As a matter of courtesy, the City may provide notification of the application by regular mail to all

abutting property owners as shown by tax records prior to the public hearing which shall include
a description of the application and the date, time, and place of the public hearing. This
notification shall be deemed made upon the mailing of the notice to persons listed on the tax
records as owners of abutting property at the addresses shown on the tax records, regardless of
whether the notice is actually received and regardless of whether ownership of abutting
property has changed.
c.
Appearance of a person at the public hearing shall constitute a waiver of any claims by such
person based upon improper publication of notice or posting on the property by such person.