Duluth UDC § 506.02
Natural Resource Easements; Guidelines
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
- 5 — Subdivisions and Planned Developments
- Pages in source
- 158
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
The following guidelines must be incorporated into any natural resource easement in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney:
a. The easement specifically and clearly identifies the boundaries of the property subject to the easement
through reference to the easement area shown on the final subdivision plat;
b. The easement contains restrictions as to what the owner may do with the property and specifically
delineates what may not be done with the property. Limitations shall be consistent with the type of area
protected and the applicable requirements of this Article to such areas, and may include but shall not be
confined to prohibitions against subdivision, earthmoving, dumping, signs, utility lines, construction,
changes to existing structures and uses made of the property;
c.
The easement provides for the right of the holder of the easement to inspect the property to ensure
observance of restrictions and also provides for enforcement procedures;
d. The easement provides for the maintenance of the open space; and
e. The easement contains provisions governing its amendment, including provisions that the easement shall
not be altered or terminated except with the express written permission of the City.