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title: Duluth UDC § 342.12 — 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/342.12"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
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# Duluth UDC § 342.12

Removal of Antennae and Towers

**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:** 121
- **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

All telecommunications facilities shall be maintained in compliance with standards contained in applicable building
and technical codes so as to ensure the structural integrity of such facilities. If upon inspection by the Planning and
Development Director or his designee any such telecommunications facility is determined not to comply with the
minimum Standard Building Code or to constitute a danger to persons or property, then upon notice being
provided to the owner of the facility and the owner of the property if such owner is different, such owners shall
have 30 days to bring such facility into compliance. In the event such telecommunications facility is not brought
into compliance within 30 days, the City may provide notice to the owners requiring the telecommunications
facility to be removed. In the event such telecommunications facility is not removed within 30 days of receipt of
such notice, the City may remove such facility and place a lien upon the property for the costs of removal or seek
costs incurred through court action. Delay by the City in taking action shall not in any way waive the City’s right to
take action. The City may pursue all legal remedies available to it to ensure that telecommunications facilities not
in compliance with the minimum Standard Building Code standards or which constitute a danger to persons or
property are brought into compliance or removed. The City may seek to have the telecommunications facility
removed regardless of the owners or operators intent to operate the tower or antenna and regardless of any
permits, federal, state or otherwise, which may have been granted.