Duluth UDC § 607.04
Flags
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
- 179
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
a. All flags mounted on a free-standing flagpole must have a minimum vertical clearance of 8 feet above the
ground, sidewalk, private drive or parking area, as applicable. Flags mounted on a pole projecting from a
building must provide a minimum vertical clearance of 8 feet above a sidewalk or other area of pedestrian
movement.
b. No flag on the property of a residential use shall exceed 15 square feet in area or be higher than 20 feet
above the ground when mounted on a free-standing flagpole.
c.
Non-residential uses are limited to three flags, each of which must be mounted on a free-standing
flagpole, resulting in no more than three flagpoles on a nonresidential property.
d. The display of the Flag of the United States of America shall be guided by Title 4, Section 3 of the US Code,
which prohibits the use of the American Flag for commercial purposes.
e. A free-standing flagpole taller than 20 feet shall not be erected or constructed without first obtaining a
building permit.