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title: Duluth UDC § 1301.03 — 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/1301.03"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 1301.03

Certificate of Occupancy Required

**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:** 13 — Administration and Enforcement
- **Pages in source:** 374
- **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 Certificate of Occupancy issued by the Building Inspector is required in advance of the use or occupancy
of:

a. Any lot or a change in the use thereof.
b. A building hereafter erected or a change in the use of an existing building.
c.
Any non-conforming use existing at the time of the enactment of this Development Code or any
amendment thereto or that is proposed to be changed, extended, altered or built. The Certificate
of Occupancy shall state specifically wherein the non-conforming use fails to meet provisions on
this Development Code.
2. No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued unless the lot or building or structure complies with the
provisions of this Development Code and any other City Development Codes pertaining to the
development, structure, or site.
3. A record of all Certificates of Occupancy shall be kept on file in the Office of the Building Inspector and a
copy shall be furnished at the request of any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the
building or land involved.