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title: Duluth UDC § 1207.02 — 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/1207.02"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
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# Duluth UDC § 1207.02

Initiation of Administrative Appeal

**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:** 372
- **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. An administrative appeal shall be taken within 30 days of the action or interpretation being appealed, by
filing the appeal in writing with the Planning and Development Director specifying the grounds of the
appeal. The Planning and Development Director shall transmit a notice of said appeal to the City Council
specifying the grounds thereof.
2. The Planning and Development Director may initiate an administrative appeal independently when an
interpretation or clarification of the meaning of words or phrases, of the particular boundaries of a zoning
district or of any other provision of this Development Code is needed.