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title: Duluth UDC § 403.05 — 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/403.05"
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---

# Duluth UDC § 403.05

Stacking Spaces for Drive-Through Facilities and Drop-off and Pick-up Areas

**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:** 4 — Parking and Loading Requirements
- **Pages in source:** 135
- **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. Stacking spaces shall be provided for any use

having a drive-through facility or areas having
drop-off and pickup areas, including the
following uses:

1. Financial institutions with drive-
through windows;
2. Restaurants with drive-through
facilities;
3. Carwashes (automated or staffed
facilities);
4. Drive-through coffee sales facilities;
and
5. Any other uses with drive-through
facilities and/or drop-off and/or pick-
up areas.
b. The following general standards shall apply to

Illustrative example of drive-through lanes that are

Illustrative example of drive-through lanes that are

separated from parking areas and have an adjacent

separated from parking areas and have an adjacent

bypass lane.

bypass lane.

all stacking spaces and drive-through
facilities:

1. A minimum of three stacking spaces for each window or drive-through service facility shall be
provided.
2. Stacking spaces shall begin at the window or at the communication/mechanical device (e.g.,
order board) first encountered by the vehicle user.
3. Stacking spaces and lanes for drive-through stations shall not impede on- and off-site traffic
movements, shall not cross or pass through off-street parking areas, and shall not create a
potentially unsafe condition where crossed by pedestrian access to a public entrance of a
building.
4. Drive-through lanes shall be separated from off-street parking areas. Individual lanes shall be
striped, marked, or otherwise distinctly delineated.
5. All drive-through facilities shall be provided with a bypass lane with a minimum width of 10 feet.