Duluth UDC § 601.02
Findings of Fact
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
- 6 — Sign Regulations
- Pages in source
- 161–162
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
The Mayor and Council find that:
a. Signs are a proper use of private property, are a means of personal free expression, and a necessary
component of a commercial environment. As such, signs are entitled to the protection of the law.
However, an improperly regulated sign environment imposes health and safety dangers to the public;
b. The result of effective sign regulation will be to lessen hazardous conditions, confusion and visual clutter
caused by the proliferation, improper placement, illumination and excessive height and size of signs which
compete for the attention of pedestrians and vehicular traffic;
c.
Proper regulation of signs is a necessary prerequisite to a peaceable, orderly, and safely designed business
environment;
d. Through proper regulation of signs, the aesthetic attractiveness and economic well-being of the city will
be enhanced as a place to live, work and conduct business.
e. Concerns about aesthetic and safety issues as balanced with concerns about freedom of expression or
speech are reasonably promoted in the City of Duluth by the provisions of this Article.
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