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title: Duluth UDC § 607.01 — Duluth
jurisdiction: duluth
governing_jurisdiction: Duluth
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effective_date: "2026-07-13"
as_of: "2026-08-13"
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# Duluth UDC § 607.01

Miscellaneous Freestanding Signs

**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:** 176–177
- **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

14 If two signs are planned, signs shall be symmetrical in size and shape and shall not exceed 50 square feet each.

175 | P a g e

Article Six. Sign Regulations

Freestanding signs in addition to those regulated under Section 604 are allowed as accessory uses on a property
occupied by a residential, commercial, industrial or institutional use if each sign complies with all of the following:

a. Permanently installed miscellaneous freestanding signs may be located within the area between a street

right-of-way line and the minimum building setback required from that street right-of-way line for the
zoning of the property, if such signs are located within 3 feet of driveways that provide access into or
from the property. There shall be no more than 2 such signs per driveway and each such sign shall not
exceed 6 square feet in sign face area nor be more than 3 feet in height.
b. Miscellaneous freestanding signs located farther from the street than the minimum building setback from

that street right-of-way line required by the zoning of the property, shall be allowed as follows:

1. On a property occupied by a multi-family or non-residential use, one miscellaneous sign not to
exceed 32 square feet in sign face area or more than 8 feet in height may be located on the
property for each principal building on the lot, or for each drive-through service window on the
building.
2. Other miscellaneous freestanding signs are allowed beyond the minimum building setback,
provided that such signs are no more than 6 square feet in sign face area nor more than 3 feet in
height (except signs that are required by law to be higher than 3 feet,
such as those marking a handicapped parking space).
3. Portable signs are not allowed as miscellaneous freestanding signs
except for an A-Frame sign for a nonresidential use (also known as a
“sandwich board” sign). Such A-Frame signs must be located no farther
from an entrance to the owner’s business than 6 feet and may be no
larger than 6 square feet in sign face area nor be more than 3 feet in
height. Such A-Frame signs must be stored indoors when the owner’s
establishment is not open for business.

A-Frame Sign