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title: Duluth UDC § 604.02 — 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/604.02"
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# Duluth UDC § 604.02

Principal Signs—Residential Use Property

**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:** 6 — Sign Regulations
- **Pages in source:** 170
- **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

All principal freestanding and principal building signs erected or placed on a property or development occupied by
a single-family or multi-family residential use shall comply with the following provisions:

a. Principal freestanding signs on individual properties are not allowed. Project entrance signs are allowed in

lieu of principal freestanding signs for single-family and multi-family developments. See Section 605.
b. In all residential zoning districts, one building sign per housing unit is allowed. These signs shall not exceed

one square foot in sign face area. If affixed to a multi-tenant building in an RM district or property zoned
for multi-family purposes, the building sign shall not exceed 4 square feet in size.
c.
A single-family detached home, townhouse condominium or manufactured home, located on an
individual lot, must comply with the provisions of this Section and Table 6-A under “single-family
residence”.
d. Multi-family developments, such as apartments, condominiums, manufactured home parks, nursing

homes and other residential developments occupying a single property in common, must comply with the
provisions of this Section and Table 6-A under “multi-family developments”.
e. Other (non-principal) signage allowed.

1. For other permanent freestanding signage allowed within a multi-family development, see
Section 607.01 regarding miscellaneous freestanding signs.
2. For temporary signage on any residential property, see Section 608.