Duluth UDC § 613.03
Abandoned Signs
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
- 187
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
a. If a building, structure or premise is vacated, any associated temporary signs shall be removed by the
property owner or the sign owner within 10 days, following service of notice by the Department. If the
property owner or sign owner fails to comply within 10 days after written notification, the City may cause
the removal of the sign at the property owner’s or sign owner’s expense.
b. If a nonconforming sign or sign structure has not been in use whereby the property has been vacated for
a period of 3 months or longer and the sign has not been updated to convey a current message, any such
sign on the property, building, or structure loses its legal nonconforming status and must be removed or
brought into compliance with the current sign regulations.
c.
A sign that no longer correctly directs or exhorts any person, or no longer advertises a bona fide business,
lessor, owner, project or activity conducted or product available on the premises where such sign is
displayed, shall be removed by the property owner or the sign owner within 10 days following service of
notice by the Department. If the property owner or sign owner fails to comply within 10 days after written
notification, the City may cause the removal of the sign at the property owner’s or sign owner’s expense.