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title: Duluth UDC § 501.03 — Duluth
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governing_jurisdiction: Duluth
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# Duluth UDC § 501.03

Major Subdivision

**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:** 5 — Subdivisions and Planned Developments
- **Pages in source:** 148–149
- **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. A “major subdivision” is any subdivision that does not qualify as a “minor subdivision.” A major

subdivision commonly involves the construction of a new street or widening or other improvement of an
existing roadway, the provision of stormwater drainage facilities, or the construction or improvement of
public utilities, or which has six or more lots (not in a large lot minor subdivision), building sites or other
divisions.
b. Major subdivisions fall into the following categories for the purpose of development regulation:

1. Conventional subdivisions, in which the minimum lot size allowed for the zoning district
determines the maximum number of lots in the subdivision, and all of the lots meet the
minimum lot size for the zoning district as shown in the Use of Land and Structures Article of this
Development Code. Common open space outside of the lots may be created, but is not required,
with the exception that conservation areas as defined by this Article are required to be protected
(see Section 505).
2. Conservation subdivisions, in which the maximum number of lots that would be allowed in a
traditional subdivision under the property’s zoning determines the maximum number of lots in
the subdivision, but the minimum lot size may be reduced in response to a higher level of
development standards and in order to create more conservation areas and recreational
amenities for the residents.

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Article Five. Subdivisions and Planned Developments

3. Planned unit developments (PUDs), in which a mixture and/or increased density of land uses is
allowed in response to a higher level of development standards and in order to efficiently use the
land and organize uses.
4. Other planned developments, which include manufactured home parks, apartment buildings and
complexes, condominiums, and commercial developments consisting of three or more
businesses. For the purposes of this Article, planned developments other than PUDs are
controlled by the provisions of their respective zoning districts.
c.
Permanent Protection Required. All conservation areas in a conventional subdivision, conservation
subdivision or PUD that are required to be protected by the provisions of this Article, shall be
permanently protected from further subdivision, development, and unauthorized use, by the method
described in Section 505 of this Article.
d. Summary Table. Table 5-A presents a summary of the requirements of this Article as they apply to each of

the types of major subdivisions and developments. Refer to the text of this Article for specific provisions.