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title: Duluth UDC § 306.07 — 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/306.07"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 306.07

Dumpster Enclosures

**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. Dumpsters shall be screened on all sides with a minimum 6-feet high opaque wall in materials

substantially similar in appearance to the building on site, except for the access opening. Pedestrian and
vehicle access shall be screened by an opaque operable gate of the same height as the wall.
b. Dumpsters shall not be located in the front or side yards and shall be screened from sight of adjacent lots

and streets.
c.
Dumpsters shall be placed on a concrete pad with sufficient strength to support service vehicles.
d. All components of the enclosure shall be maintained in good working conditions including doors and

latches if applicable.