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title: Duluth UDC § 1402.04 — Duluth
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governing_jurisdiction: Duluth
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# Duluth UDC § 1402.04

Meaning of Words and Phrases

**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:** 14 — Interpretation and Definitions
- **Pages in source:** 383–384
- **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. All words and phrases are to be interpreted within the context of the sentence, paragraph, subsection,
section, and Article in which they occur.
2. Words and phrases specifically relating to a category of use of land or a structure that are defined in this
Development Code shall be interpreted as defined herein without regard to other meanings in common

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Article Fourteen. Interpretation and Definitions

or ordinary use, unless the context of the word or phrase indicates otherwise. Words and phrases not
defined in this Development Code shall be construed to have the meaning given by common and ordinary
use, the meaning of which may be further clarified by use of the word or phrase in the North American
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, 2012 Edition. See
also the Interpretation of Uses Section of the Use of Land and Structures Article of this Development
Code.
3. Other words and phrases specifically defined in this Development Code shall be interpreted as defined
herein without regard to other meanings in common or ordinary use, unless the context of the word or
phrase indicates otherwise. Words and phrases not defined in this Development Code shall be construed
to have the meaning given by common and ordinary use, the meaning of which may be further clarified by
definition of the word or phrase in the New Oxford American Dictionary, Third Edition or later.
4. Definitions are clearly identified as such and are located in this Article. All definitions, regardless of
location within a particular Article of this Code, apply equally to the use of such terms throughout the
Code. A Glossary of all defined terms is included in this Article for convenience. However, if differences in
wording occur between definitions of a term in a particular Article and in the Glossary of Definitions in
this Article, the definition contained within a particular Article of this Code shall control.