Duluth UDC § 315
Cemeteries
Governing jurisdiction
Duluth
Land inside these city limits is governed by Duluth's own code and boards. A "Duluth, GA" mailing address is not proof of being inside them — most such addresses fall in unincorporated Gwinnett.
Boundary: US Census TIGERweb (Incorporated Places, ACS 2025 vintage), vintage 2025.
- Article
- 3 — Restrictions on Particular Uses
- Pages in source
- 105–106
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
Any new cemetery shall meet the following requirements:
a. A cemetery may front only a major thoroughfare, collector street or state highway. The entrance and exits
to it shall be only from the street on which it fronts.
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Article Three. Restrictions on Particular Uses
b. A cemetery shall be bordered by a 10 foot wide buffer strip along all of its exterior property lines not
bordering the front yard. The buffer strip shall be planted with evergreen trees or shrubs that grow at
least 8 feet tall and provide an effective visual screen.
c.
A cemetery shall be included in a preliminary subdivision plat that has been approved by the Planning and
Development Director.