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title: Duluth UDC § 607.04 — 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/607.04"
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# Duluth UDC § 607.04

Flags

**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:** 179
- **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

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.