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title: Duluth UDC § 505.01 — 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/505.01"
licence: "CC0-1.0"
---

# Duluth UDC § 505.01

Purpose

**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:** 156
- **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. To recognize the current development rights of property owners established through zoning;
b. To conserve open land, including those areas containing unique and sensitive natural features such as

stream buffers and wetlands, by setting them aside from development;
c.
To reduce erosion and sedimentation by the retention of existing vegetation;
d. To enhance water quality of streams and waterways, and to protect valuable groundwater resources; and
e. To provide notification to future property owners of natural resources that must be protected on their

property.