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title: Duluth UDC § 204 — 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/204"
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# Duluth UDC § 204

Zoning and Overlay Districts

**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:** 2 — Use of Land and Structures
- **Pages in source:** 42
- **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

a. All lands in the incorporated area of the City of Duluth, Georgia are included in one or another of the

zoning districts established by this Development Code.
b. Except for individual nonconformities addressed in Article 1 of this Development Code:

1. No property shall be used except in accordance with its zoning designation on the Official Zoning
Map, application conditions of zoning approval for the property, and all applicable provisions of
this Development Code.
2. The regulations set by this Development Code within each zoning district shall be minimum
regulations and shall apply uniformly, and to each class or kind or structure or land, except when
modifications are provided in this Code.
c.
Area Regulations. Unless otherwise specified in this Development Code, principal uses and lots shall
conform to the requirements in Table 2 B.
d. Allowed Uses. Unless otherwise specified in this Development Code, see Section 206 for allowed principal

uses, accessory uses, temporary uses, and restrictions that apply to particular uses.