---
title: Duluth UDC § 1301.04 — 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/1301.04"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 1301.04

Required Action; Time Period

**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:** 374–375
- **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. In each case in this Development Code where the issuance of a permit or other action by any official of
Duluth is required and a time period for such action is specified, then the failure of the official responsible
for same to take such action or issue such permit within the stated time period shall be deemed an
approval of the matter or the issuance of the permit, as the case may be unless stated otherwise in the
code.
2. If at any place in the Development Code an action is required by any such official and no time frame is
provided herein, then such timeframe shall be deemed to be 45 calendar days and the failure to act to

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Article Thirteen. Administration and Enforcement

either approve or deny same or request further information shall be deemed an approval of the matter or
the issuance of the permit, as the case may be.