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title: Duluth UDC § 306.06 — 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/306.06"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 306.06

Placement of Exterior Equipment

**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:** 3 — Restrictions on Particular Uses
- **Pages in source:** 104
- **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. Ground mounted mechanical, HVAC and similar equipment shall be screened on all sides by dense

landscaping or walls constructed of the principal material of the building and located so as not to be
visible from the public right-of-way and adjacent properties.
b. Roof mounted mechanical units or utility equipment shall be screened from the public right-of-way and

adjacent property. The method of screening shall be integrated with the structure in terms of its
architectural form, materials, color, shape and size.